samba em preludio

Question 1

what influences did spalding have

Answer 1

latin american/ jazz/ european

Question 2

instrumentation used

Answer 2

female voice (low female range)
acoustic bass guitar
acoustic guitar

Question 3

describe the acoustic bass solo/part

Answer 3

virtuosic acoustic bass solo
double stopping
wide leaps
upper mordents
imitates vocal part

Question 4

describe structure

Answer 4

intro
verse
link
guitar solo
voice/bass duet
coda

Question 5

time signature

Answer 5

4/4

Question 6

describe tempo

Answer 6

opens with free tempo
slow tempo with rhythmic rubato

Question 7

describe rhythm

Answer 7

complex rhythms and syncopation
triplets
rests
typical bossa nova type rhythm used
cross rhythms

Question 8

describe melody

Answer 8

2 main melodies
mainly conjunct
syllabic
flattened 5ths
fingered tremolo in guitar

Question 9

describe texture

Answer 9

monophonic intro (apart from a couple double stops)
mostly melody dominated homophony
sometimes more polyphonic
where bass becomes more independant

Question 10

describe tonality

Answer 10

B minor (typically bossa novas are in minor keys)
essentially tonal

Question 11

describe harmony

Answer 11

extended chords (7ths, 9ths, 11ths, 13ths)
diminished 7ths
chromatic chords
imperfect and perfect cadences

Question 12

when was this released

Answer 12

2008