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WorksheetsSamba Em Preludio
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the style of this piece?
Bossa Nova
Basso Continuo
Samba
Jazz
What does bossa nova mean?
New boss
New trend
syncopated music
minor music
What two styles does a Bossa Nova combine?
Samba and Pop
Jazz and Pop
Blues and Samba
Samba and Jazz
What ornamentation is used in the introduction?
Trill
Appoggiatura
Mordent
Grace Note
The introduction has an improvisatory feel about it. Which term is used to describe this?
Arhythmic
Free time
Any time
Polyrhythmic
What is meant by N.C. - seen at the start of the score here?
No chord
Non capo
No control
Non cantabile
Which of these words is about word setting AND present in Samba em Preludio?
Melismatic
Rubato
Syllabic
Cadenza
Which key is Samba em Preludio in?
D major
B minor
A minor
B minor but modulates throughout
Which key does Samba Em Preludio modulate to?
D major, the relative major of B minor
B minor, the relative minor of D major
It does not modulate
F# minor, the dominant key of B minor
The original song was composed in 1962. In which year did Esperanza Spalding record her cover version?
1977
1999
2003
2008
Which time signature is used by Samba Em Prelúdio?
Esperanza Spalding sings Samba Em Preludio, and also plays which instrument?
Acoustic bass guitar
Acoustic guitar
Double bass
Bass guitar
Which instrument is added to verse 2?
Acoustic guitar
Acoustic bass guitar
Bass guitar
Drum kit
This is an example of what type of chord used in Samba Em Preludio?
Diminished 7th
Dominant 7th
Extended chord
Figured bass
Who wrote Samba em Preludio?
Esperanza Spalding
Baden Powell & Vinicius de Moraes
Antônio Carlos Jobim & João Gilberto
No-one, it's a traditional Samba piece
What is the opening texture?
Monophony
Homophony
Polyphony
Heterophony
What word describes music which requires a high amount of skill?
Rubato
Virtuosic
Coda
Verse
Complete the sentence: 'Verse 1 is mainly..."
Conjunct
Disjunct
What word describes music which requires a high amount of skill?
Rubato
Virtuosic
Coda
Verse
Which time signature is used by Samba Em Prelúdio?
What is the language of the lyrics?
Spanish
Brazilian
Portuguese
English
Which term means to have one word or sound per note?
(a)
Which of the following instruments is NOT in Samba Em Preludio?
Double Bass
Acoustic Bass Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Voice
Which section is this?
Intro
Break
Solo
Coda
Define 'rubato'
A sustained note that provides a harmonic grounding beneath a melody
Elasticity of tempo; the performer adds expression by speeding up and slowing down where they choose
Playing very strictly in time
Playing an octave higher than written
Here is the acoustic bass solo from the Intro of the piece. The high G highlighted in red is played using what technique?
Mordent
Appoggiatura
Harmonic
Double Stop
Who is this person?
Bllie Eilish
Esther Smithy
Esperanza Spalding
Ezra Smoulder
What is the name of this ornament?
Turn
Appoggiatura
Mordent
Grace Note
