Set Work 8 – Samba Em...
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‘Samba Em Prelúdio’ from the album Esperanza
Esperanza Spalding
Harmony and Tonality
Copyright © 2016 Sean Young
Fusions
Performing Forces
Low, syllabic, female vocals
Acoustic guitar
Melody
Two main melodic ideas
Texture
Rhythm and Metre
Monophonic bass guitar at startStructure
Acoustic bass guitar
Intro – Verse 1 – Link –Verse 2 – Solo – Verse 3 – Coda
16 bar sections
B minor key throughout
Mainly homophonic with melody in voice part
Polyphonic towards end
Free tempo in opening bars
Rubato tempo in verse 1
Syncopation throughout
Based on Bossa Nova rhythm
Longer note values in verse 2
4/4 time
Double stops and harmonics in bass part
Uses jazz harmony (built around 7th chords)
Some chromatic chords
Extends 7th chords with added 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths
Perfect cadences mainly reserved for ends of sections
First based on ascending broken chords in descending sequence
Second mainly stepwise motion
Melody notes mainly from top note of chord
‘Samba Em Prelúdio’ from the album Esperanza
Esperanza Spalding
Harmony and Tonality
Copyright © 2016 Sean Young
Fusions
Performing Forces
Low, syllabic, female vocals
Acoustic guitar
Melody
Two main melodic ideas
Texture
Rhythm and Metre
Monophonic bass guitar at startStructure
Acoustic bass guitar
Intro – Verse 1 – Link –Verse 2 – Solo – Verse 3 – Coda
16 bar sections
B minor key throughout
Mainly homophonic with melody in voice part
Polyphonic towards end
Free tempo in opening bars
Rubato tempo in verse 1
Syncopation throughout
Based on Bossa Nova rhythm
Longer note values in verse 2
4/4 time
Double stops and harmonics in bass part
Uses jazz harmony (built around 7th chords)
Some chromatic chords
Extends 7th chords with added 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths
Perfect cadences mainly reserved for ends of sections
First based on ascending broken chords in descending sequence
Second mainly stepwise motion
Melody notes mainly from top note of chord