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Esperanza Spalding Samba em Preludio Flashcards

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1
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When and genre

A

1962, bossa nova

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2
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What does bossa nova mean?

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.’New tend’

.Mix of samba and Jazz

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3
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Who was it written by?

A

Roberto Baden Powell de Aquino

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4
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What does Samba em Preludio mean?

A

Samba in the style of a prelude

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5
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What language are the lyrics?

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Portuguese, the language of Brazil

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6
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Who wrote the lyrics?

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Vinicius de Moraes

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7
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When did Esperanza Spalding release her version?

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2008

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8
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What does Spalding do on this track?

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Sing the vocal line and play the acoustic bass guitar

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9
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Describe the voice

A

Female voice with a low tessitura

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10
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Describe 3 features of the acoustic bass guitars playing

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Broken chords
Scale patterns
Double stopping

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11
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State 3 ornaments in the acoustic bass guitars part

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Mordents
Harmonics
Glissando

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12
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2 purposes of the acoustic guitar

A

.plays chords and melodic fragments between vocal phrases

.Has a virtuosic solo

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13
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What does D.S al Coda mean?

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From the sign to the Coda

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14
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State the structure

A 
Intro
A A1 (Verse 1)
B B1 (Verse 2)
Guitar Solo
Repeats
Coda
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15
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What happens with both of the main melodies (A and B)

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They are immediately repeated in a varied form (A1 and B1)

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16
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Describe the intro

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Solo in free tempo for acoustic bass guitar
Improvisatory
Based on broken chords and scale-based figures

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17
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When does the acoustic bass guitar join in?

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B B1 (Verse 2)

18
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What is the acoustic guitar solo based on?

A

The chords of section B

19
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Describe the repeat section

A

.Bass plays an augmented version of vocal melody A
.At same time the vocal line sings a simplified of vocal melody B
.Acoustic guitar is silent

20
Q

Describe the coda section

A

Based on the melody of bars 50-53, sung twice more

21
Q

Intro texture

A

Monophonic

22
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Overall texture

A

Homophonic (melody and accompaniment)

23
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Texture of repeats

A

Contrapuntal

24
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Describe Tonality of the piece

A

B minor
No modulations
Many chromatic notes

25
Q

What type of chords are used and why?

A

.Chords are complex because Bossa Nova is based on Jazz

.Simple triads are rare

26
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Give examples of types of chords used

A 
.7ths
.9ths
.11ths
.13ths
.Diminished 7ths
.C and F (chromatic in the key of B minor)
27
Q

What is usually used to end a Jazz performance

A

An extended chord

28
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What is the final chord of this piece

A

Bm13 (actually Bm#13 because the 13th is G#)

29
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Describe the vocal melody of A

A

.4 note rising figure
.Each phrase spans a 7th (apart from the first which spans a 6th)
.The first or second note of each phrase falls by step

30
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How is a melancholy mood created with vocal melody A?

A

Falling sequence, low tessitura, and minor key

31
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How does the melody in section A move mainly?

A

Leaps of a 3rd and a 7th

32
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Describe the vocal melody of B

A

.Conjuct
.Repeats (but transposed)
.Descending sequence at one point

33
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What is the word setting?

A

Syllabic

34
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Describe the acoustic guitar solo

A

.Based on scale and chord patterns
.Shows range
.Shows versatility in upper register
.Use of fingered tremolo

35
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Metre

A

simple quadruple time

36
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The first 3 bars are rubato, what is rubato?

A

tiny fluctuations in tempo for expressive effect

37
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What is the tempo marking at the start

A

‘Free tempo’

38
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Why do the rhythms look so complex?

A

It was improvised and transcribe

39
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What is there frequent use of in the rhythm?

A

Triplets and syncopation

40
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What is cross-rhythm?

A

When two rhythmic patterns that conflict occur simultaneously

41
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When does the dance section start?

A

Bar 19, direction ‘Bossa Nova (in tempo)’

42
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Characteristics of bossa nova

A

Gently syncopated and dotted rhythms

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