‘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