Music GCSE - Samba Em Preludio

What are characteristics of jazz music?

Blues scales and notes

Improvisation

No sense of metre

Syncopation

What does Bossa Nova mean?

New trend

What instrument does Esperanza Spalding play?

Acoustic bass, voice

What are the two rhythmic features?

Syncopation, fast semiquavers

What is the texture of this song?

Introduction is monophonic but the double stops sound homophonic

Mainly homophonic

Polyphonic ending

What does dissonance mean?

When the notes of a chord conflict with the harmony

What does altered chord mean?

When the notes in a chord are changed by raising or lowering by a semitone

What is a dominant seventh?

Four note chord built on the fifth note

What is the circle of 5ths?

Arranges 12 pitches un a circle to show the relationship between them

What is the mood of the piece?

A longing, nostalgic mood for when you want or you miss something

Name two ways in which bossa nova differs from samba.

More lyrical than samba

Slower than Samba

Harmonies are more complex

In what language are the lyrics of 'Samba Em Prelúdio'?

Portuguese

Compare the acoustic bass guitar with an electric bass guitar by naming one similarity and one difference.

Similarities: Strings tuned to the same notes, They have the same range

Difference: Electric bass is more amplified

What does it mean to describe the guitar solo in the middle of 'Samba Em Prelúdio' as virtuoso?

It is technically very difficult

What is a coda?

A closing section

What does Del Sengo al Coda mean?

An instruction to repeat the music from the S sign until the words to code and then jumping to the 0 sign for the coda

What is another term for a coda?

Outro

What happens when a rhythm is augmented?

Longer

The highest note in bar 3 of the song is played as a harmonic. What is a harmonic?

A very high note produced by stopping a string very lightly before plucking or bowing

In what key is 'Samba Em Prelúdio'?

B minor

What do you notice about the vocal register of this song?

Chest voice/ Low

What are the fusions in the song?

Latin American and Jazz

What name is given to chords such as C⁹, Bm¹¹ and Bm¹³?

Extended