esparanza spalding - samba em preludio

Cards (6)

  • melody:
    • mostly asscending arpeggios going up by a third
    • mostly conjunct
    • 8 bar ideas repeated (e.g. 4-12)
    • each phrase is 16 bars long
  • rhythm, tempo & metre:
    • intro and ending are free tempo
    • opening verse is rubato
    • time signiture = 4/4
    • syncopation
    • semi-quavers in acoustic bass guitar part
  • voice:
    • female with range of minor 10th
    • syllabic
    • triplets
  • acoustic bass guitar:
    • plays difficult rhythms and a melody
    • double stopping (bar 5)
    • plays harmonics
  • acoustic guitar:
    • comes in at bar 23
    • plays a solo
    • accompaniment: mostly plays chords
  • texture:
    • monophonic at the start
    • counterpoint between parts