Samba Em Preludio From Esperanza Flashcards
Who originally composed Samba em preludio?
Baden Powell (composer) Vinicius de Moraes (lyricist)
What style is Samba Em Preludio?
Bossa nova
What language is Samba Em Preludio in?
Portugese
What is a common feature of rhythm in Brazillian music?
African Polyrhythms
When did Fusion Music become more commonplace?
1960s
What styles are fused in bossa nova rhythm?
Samba and cool jazz
Compare bossa nova rhythms to samba music
A bossa nova is much slower and more lyrical whilst they both have syncopation
What parts of bossa nova are in cool jazz?
Relaxed tempo, lightness of tone and instrumentation and flowing melodies with rich harmonies
What is the bossa nova rhythm?
Look it up
What is samba em preludio’s instrumentation?
low pitched female voice
acoustic guitar
acoustic bass guitar
Form and structure
Influenced by words of the original song and 16 bar chord pattern
introduction - a complex bass guitar solo
verse 1 - an 8-bar repeated melodic idea
linking section - the bass solo increases in tempo to move the song into bossa nova style for the remaining sections
verse 2 - 16-bars
guitar solo - features a virtuosic improvisation and is played over the chords of the second verse
Voice and bass duet - the bass guitar plays a version of the vocal part for verse 1 whilst the voice sings the melody of verse 2.
Coda - the guitar and bass play embellished riffs
Melody
There are two main melodies in samba em preludio in first and second verse, melodic phrases often begin triadically
Stepwise movement and repeated melodies in verse 2
What is a common feature of improvised melodies in Cool Jazz?
Use of flattened fifth
Samba em preludio rhythm
3-bar introduction in free time
Syncopation, triplets, rests
Cross-rhythm
Samba em preludio harmony
B minor
Chord extensions, diminished interval, chromatic chords
