Spalding- Samba Em Preludio

• Esperanza Spalding - 'Samba Em Preludio' from the album Esperanza is a cover of an original song intended as a love song.
• The mood of 'Samba Em Preludio' is sad.
• The lyrics of 'Samba Em Preludio' are in Portuguese Bossa Nova style, a fusion of Brazilian Samba and Jazz.
• The melody of 'Samba Em Preludio' is syllabic throughout, with one note per syllable.
• There are two main melodies in 'Samba Em Preludio', one in verse 1 and one in verse 2.
• The harmony of 'Samba Em Preludio' uses root position and 1st inversion chords, with complex harmony influenced by jazz harmony, including use of 7th chords, extended chords, diminished 7th chords, and slash chords.
• The tonality of 'Samba Em Preludio' is in B minor, typical of Bossa Novas.
• The structure of 'Samba Em Preludio' follows a verse form, with sections including intro, verse 1, link, verse 2, guitar solo, voice and bass duet, and coda.
• The sonority of 'Samba Em Preludio' features a female voice in alto (low female voice), acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar, and sometimes double stopping.
• The texture of 'Samba Em Preludio' begins monophonic, mainly homophonic, sometimes polyphonic, with the acoustic bass guitar sometimes playing a melody at the same time as the vocal melody.
• The rhythm of 'Samba Em Preludio' is typical of a bossa nova groove, with use of syncopation and triplets.
• The tempo of 'Samba Em Preludio' starts in free tempo/tempo rubato, speeding up and slowing down freely.
• The metre of 'Samba Em Preludio' is 4/4, with 4 crotchet beats in a bar.
• Stylistic features/influence of Jazz in 'Samba Em Preludio' include use of extended chords/7th chords, chromatic chords, triplet crotchets, and improvisation.
• Stylistic features/influence of Brazilian (Latin American) Samba in 'Samba Em Preludio' include Bossa Nova rhythm, use of acoustic guitar and voice, and virtuosic acoustic guitar.