F 2: Samba Em Prelúdio Overview

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Who composed *Samba Em Prelúdio* and when?

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Roberto Baden Powell de Aquino in 1962.

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What genre is *Samba Em Prelúdio* and what does the title mean?

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Bossa nova – it means 'Samba in the form of a prelude'.

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What is bossa nova and how does it differ from samba?

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Bossa nova is a slower, more lyrical style of samba with jazz-influenced harmonies.

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Who wrote the lyrics and in what language are they?

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Vinícius de Moraes; the lyrics are in Portuguese.

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Who performs the Anthology recording and when was it released?

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Esperanza Spalding; the recording was released in 2008.

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What instruments are used in *Samba Em Prelúdio*?

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Female voice, acoustic bass guitar, acoustic guitar.

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What techniques are used on the bass guitar?

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Broken chords, scale patterns, double stopping, mordents, harmonics, glissando.

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What is special about the voice in this recording?

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Female voice with a low tessitura (range from low D to G a 10th higher).

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What is the structure of *Samba Em Prelúdio*?

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AA' (bars 4–22), BB' (bars 23–54), guitar solo (55–87), then A and B in counterpoint (88–103), followed by a coda.

Front

What does D.S. al Coda mean in the score?

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Go back to the sign (bar 39), repeat to bar 52, then jump to the coda at bar 104.