Esperanza Spalding- Samba Em Prelúdio 4.5 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? MusicFusionGCSEEdexcel Created by: lulu.f2Created on: 08-08-17 15:24 Esperanza Spalding Born in Portland in 1984. She studied at Portland state uni and Berklee school of music 1 of 43 What is she best known for? Her four solo albums- Junjo (2006) Esperanza (2008) Chamber Music (2010) Radio Music Society (2012) 2 of 43 What styles can be seen in her music? Jazz, blues, funk, latin-american, especially Brazilian 3 of 43 Who was the composer? Robert Baden Powell (1937-200) 4 of 43 Who was Robert Baden Powell? A Brazilian guitarist and composer who played a major part in the BOSSA NOVA in the 1960s 5 of 43 What did Robert Baden Powell's music mix? His music mixed Brazilian rhythms with complex jazz harmonies 6 of 43 Who was the lyricist? Vinicius de Moraes (1913-1980) A famous poet and lyricists as well as a career diplomat 7 of 43 What is the song Genre? Bossa Nova- it mixes elements of Brazilian samba with jazz 8 of 43 When was it written? 1962 9 of 43 Define Bossa Nova A style of music derived from samba but slower and more subdued and placing more emphasis on melody and less on percussion 10 of 43 What language are the lyrics in? Portuguese 11 of 43 What are the forces used? Female voice, acoustic guitar and acoustic bass guitar 12 of 43 What does Esperanza Spalding do in the piece? Sings and plays bass 13 of 43 What are the recurring lines within the piece? Without you, I have no purpose, Without you my love, I'm no one 14 of 43 What is the structure of the piece? Intro-Verse 1-Guitar solo-Verse 2-Coda 15 of 43 In what way are the words set? Syllabically- one note per syllable 16 of 43 Is the vocal line high or low in the female range? Low 17 of 43 What opens the piece? A virtuosic bass solo with the use of double stops, wide leaps, rapid semiquaver passages 18 of 43 When does the acoustic guitar join? Bar 23 19 of 43 What happens bars 1-3? Introduction- Florid bass guitar solo 20 of 43 What happens bars 4-19? Verse 1- An 8 bar idea repeated with a changed ending the second time (12-19) . the last note overlaps in the next section 21 of 43 What happens bars 19-22? Link- Bass solo picks up the temp to move into baa nova rhythm for verse 2 22 of 43 What happens bars 23-54? Verse 2 - A 16 bar idea related and changed the second time 23 of 43 What happens bars 55-88? Guitar solos played over the chords of verse 2 24 of 43 What happens bars 89-104? Voice and Bass duet. (Bass plays the vocal part from 4-11 and voice sings bars 23-38) 25 of 43 What happens from the D.S to the end? Coda- consist of second half of verse 2 followed by repetitions of the last line. 26 of 43 What key is the piece in? B minor (tonality question) 27 of 43 Does the music modulate at any point? No (tonality question) 28 of 43 What is a double stop? Two or more notes played at once? 29 of 43 What is the texture of the piece at in the introduction? Monophonic apart from a few double stops 30 of 43 What is the texture of the verses? Mostly homophonic 31 of 43 What is the texture of the passage of bars 89-104? Polyphonic as the two melodies of the piece are combined 32 of 43 Fill in the blank: The harmonies are essentially t____? Tonal 33 of 43 The harmonies show influences of what? Jazz and of American pop 34 of 43 Give two examples of chords used? Diminished 7th (bar35) Flatten 5th chord (bar44) 35 of 43 What is a Chromatic Chord? A chord containing notes outside the scale of the home key (e.g. bar 31) 36 of 43 The end of sections tend to land on what cadences? chord V (bar11) or on the tonic with a V-I perfect cadence (52-53) 37 of 43 What sort of tempo does the introduction have? Very free 38 of 43 What is the tempo of verse 1? A slow tempo (legato) with a rhythmic rubato 39 of 43 What happens to the tempo in bar 19? It almost doubles as the bass guitar begins the bossa nova tempo 40 of 43 What is the time signature of the piece? Apart from2 bars it is in 4/4 quadruple time 41 of 43 What type of rhythm does the bass have in verse 1? Syncopated 42 of 43 What is the name of the rhythm which the bass part plays closely to? Bossa nova 43 of 43
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