samba em preludio

• background info

  bossa nova (jazz and samba)

  2008

  lyrics in portuguese
• instrumentation

  female alto voice

  acoustic bass guitar

  acoustic guitar

  (both guitars use double stopping)
• structure

  two main vocal sections + solos
• texture

  homophonic - melody dominated

  introduction - monophonic

  voice and bass duet - polyphonic
• melody

  two main melodies

  range of minor 10th (vocals)

  V1 - 8 bar idea

  V2 - conjunct

  rising arpeggios

  moves in leaps on 3rd or 7th

  uses jazzy flattened 5ths
• harmony

  extended chords

  main chords - 1, 2, 4, 5

  occasional chromatic chords

  diminished and flattened 5th chords

  perfect cadances
• rhythm

  syncopation

  V1 - rubato (flexible tempo)

  V2 - faster tempo

  triplets

  semiquavers
• tonality

  B minor

  doesn't modulate
• tempo/metre

  V1 - slow

  V2 - faster

  free tempo at the start

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