Miranda - Caña Quema

Question 1

Sonority

Answer 1

Guitar plays a guajeo ostinato
Solo section is more intricate - e.g. multi-stopped chords
No real performance directions

Question 2

Texture

Answer 2

Mostly mel-dom him
Rhythmic polyphony - interaction between the cuatro, vocal parts and percussion section
Coro vocal parts - homophobic with 3rds, 6ths, dim. 5ths and perf. 4ths
Opens with monophonic cuatro

Question 3

Tempo, Rhythm and Metre

Answer 3

Brisk duple time
2-3 son clave rhythm
Coro section - 3-2 which underlines the vocal line
Almost constant quavers in the bongos
Vocal phrases begin on the 2nd quavers of the bar
Syncopation
Triplet crotchets in cuatro solo sections
Cross rhythm effect (91-94)

Question 4

Melody

Answer 4

Paired 2-bar phrases
Solo vocal line - built from the first 6 notes of GM
2 vocal elements
Candela: recurring motif, 11 syllables, ends with 3 tonic notes
Narrative phrase: parlando quality
Opening cuatro material - rising and falling phrases, broken dim. 7th chords
Cuatro solo more chromatic (C#, En and Fn)

Question 5

Harmony

Answer 5

Vocal sections: diatonic, 7th chords, occasional EB, outlines dim 7
Cuatro solo: more chormaitc, false relation (107)