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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 start Structure 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 7 th 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

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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

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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