Alla va candela - Familia Valera Miranda 0.0 / 5 ? MusicDeveloping Musical UnderstandingFusionsA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: carlosvalero772Created on: 09-03-18 11:24 Context - The 'Familia' are a group of traditional musicians from Cuba - Cuban son is a fusion of Cuban and African elements - The song is about the intense joys of love 1 of 7 Performance forces & handling - Lead vocal = pregon - Chorus vocals = coro - Syllabic setting - Cuatro solo = adventorus, wide range, slides - Percussion and guitar feature in accompaniment 2 of 7 Structure - 2 bar cuatro intro - Bolero followed by son - Cuatro solo 3 of 7 Tonality - E major - NO MODULATIONS 4 of 7 Harmony - Bolero = Wide range of chord extensions - Son = Alternates between I and V - Cuatro solo has chromatic inflections (82-84) 5 of 7 Melody - Cuatro solo is flexible: Conjunct Chromaticism (82-84) Triadic shape - Vocal Idea A and the cuatro melody in 4-12 are similar in shape and structure - Vocal Idea B has a lower tessitura and conjunct 6 of 7 Tempo, Metre and Rhythm Bolero: 4/4 (sounds like 2/2) 80 BPM Son: 2/2 90 BPM - 2:3 son clave rythm prominent - Cross rhythm and syncopation in vocals - Cuatro solo has triplets, hemiolas and rapid quavers 7 of 7
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