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'Samba Em Prelúdio' Esparanza Spalding (from Esperanza) (Structure…
'Samba Em Prelúdio' Esparanza Spalding (from
Esperanza
)
Context
Samba
National dance of Brazil
Drumming and syncopated rhythms
This piece is a
Bossa Nova
slower than a samba and more lyrical
'Samba em preludio'
- composed by Roberto Baden Powell - a virtuoso Brazilian guitarist + composer
Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes - Brazilian poet/playwright - sad story of lost love
Cover by Esparenza Spalding
Released in 2008
Born 1984 - Americal singer and multi-instrumentalist
Plays acoustic bass guitar and sings here
Resources
Female Voice
Low Tessiture - (E3 - G5)
Acoustic Bass guitar
Four Strings - E A D G
Ornamentation
Mordent
Harmonic
Glissando
Acoustic Guitar
Plays chords and melodic fragments between phases
Virtuosic Solo
Structure
Verse 1
- vocals enter - bossa nova rhythm begins - repeated again but varied
Verse 2
- Acoustic guitar joins - repeated again but varied
Intro
- solo in free tempo - acoustic bass guitar
Guitar Solo
- based on chords from Verse 2
Repeats
- bass plays augmented vocal melody - voice sings verse 3 - then exact repeat on Verse 2 bars - acoustic guitar drops out
Coda
- short melody repeated then free time ending
Texture
Intro - is monophonic
Rest of song is mostly homophonic
short sections of contrapuntal melodies
Tonality
In
B Minor
No Modulations
Lots of chromatic notes
Harmony
Finishes on extended chord of tonic - avoids sense of finality
Chromatic Chords - diminished 7th
Lots of chord extensions used - jazz - 9ths - 11ths -13ths
Melody
Section A
Each phase spans a 7th
Downward sequence
Creates sad mood - with minor key and low tessetura
Section B
Mostly conjunct
Descending Sequences
Repition
Always sylabbic
Instrumental melodies feel improvisatory
Lots of broken chords and scales
Large range
Fingered tremolo
Meter, Tempo and Rhythm
Simple Quadruple - 4/4
5/4 bar for free time
First 3 bars are rubato - free time - no pulse
Lots of triplets + syncopation - improvised
Cross Rhythms - two conflicting rhythm patterns - triplets + quavers