World music set work Flashcards
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Instrumentation of Choro music
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- Cavaquinho (Ukelele)
- Bandolim (like a mandolin)
- Pandiero (tambourine like)
2
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Harmony in Choro
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- Diatonic major or minor scales
- Triadic harmonies + 7ths, 9ths, 11ths
- Frequent modulations
3
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Form of Choro
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- Usually ABACA but also ABA
- Sections often repeated
- Normally 16/32 bars long
4
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Rhythm of Choro
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- Duple time
- Semiquavers more strictly in time than samba
- Dance rhythms
5
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Traditional Instrumentation of Choro
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- Flute(soloist), cavaquinho, 2 guitars, pandiero
- Some samba percussion added as well as horns and clarinet
- Bandolim added
- In contemporary choro, bandolim is the main instrument
6
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Dances that influenced Choro
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- Waltz, maxixe(similar to tango) , lundu (african dance), samba, polka
7
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Choro texture
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- Melody, countermelody, bassline, rhythmic interest
- Polyrhythms
- Individual layers
- Counterpoint (linear textures)
8
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Bateria
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Percussion section of samba group
9
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Typical instruments in samba
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- Pandiero
- Tamborim
- Reco-reco (scraper)
- Agogo
- Ganza (cylindrical rattle or shaker)
- Caixa (snare drum)
- Cuica (friction drum)
- Repinique
- Surdo
10
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Paradinha
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- Samba percussion break
- Bateria stops main smba groove to play call and response phrases
- Repinique normally plays call
- Normally between verse and refrain
11
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Normal meter
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2/4
12
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Structure of samba
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- Introduction, verse, chorus
- Normally 8 bar catchy phrases
13
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Rhythmic characteristics of samba
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- Polyrhythms
- Syncopation
- Fast tempo
- Emphasis on beats 2 and 4
- Accents
14
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Surdos job
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- Surdo primeira is the lowest and plays beat 2
- Surdo segunda slightly higher and palys beat 1
- Surdo terceira highst pitched andplays more
- Complex fills and syncopations
15
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Apito de samba
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- Whistle that signals change
