Samba em Preludio Revision Quiz

Question 1

What is this instrument's role?

Accepted Answer

To provide rhythmic interest

Question 2

Which answer best describes the rhythms of the guitar solo?

Accepted Answer

Complex

Question 3

Who wrote Samba em Preludio?

Accepted Answer

Roberto Baden Powell de Aquino

Question 4

What instrument is added to the texture in verse 2?

Accepted Answer

Acoustic guitar

Question 5

Which jazzy note is used in the final phrase of this verse?

Accepted Answer

Flattened 5th

Question 6

What is a key feature of harmony in both cool jazz and Bossa nova?

Accepted Answer

Extended and chromatic chords

Question 7

What is the tempo direction at the start of the piece?

Accepted Answer

Free tempo

Question 8

Which of these is the best definition of counterpoint?

Accepted Answer

Two or more melodies of equal importance played at the same time

Question 9

What does Bossa nova mean?

Accepted Answer

New trend

Question 10

How does this metre change at verse 2?

Accepted Answer

Sounds more like 2/2

Question 11

Which European country colonised Brazil and influenced its music?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 12

Which chords is verse 2 based around?

Accepted Answer

I ii IV V

Question 13

What melodic device do the bass and guitar play in the final two bars?

Accepted Answer

Complex riffs

Question 14

What other type of music influences the guitar solo?

Accepted Answer

Flamenco

Question 15

What is the tempo at the end of the piece?

Accepted Answer

Free tempo

Question 16

What key is Samba em Preludio in?

Accepted Answer

B minor

Question 17

What is the instrumentation of Samba em Preludio?

Accepted Answer

Acoustic guitar, acoustic bass guitar and vocal

Question 18

Which two genres is Samba em Preludio a fusion of?

Accepted Answer

Bossa nova and cool jazz

Question 19

What musical element is changed in each phrase of verse 1?

Accepted Answer

Rhythm

Question 20

Which of these songs is one of the most famous Bossa Nova songs of all time?

Accepted Answer

The Girl From Ipanema

Question 21

Which of these styles of playing is typical of cool jazz?

Accepted Answer

Improvisatory

Question 22

How is the melody of verse 2 different to that of verse 1?

Accepted Answer

More conjunct

Question 23

What texture does the intro use?

Accepted Answer

Monophony

Question 24

What is the texture of the voice and bass duet?

Accepted Answer

2 part counterpoint

Question 25

What melodic device is heard in verse 2?

Accepted Answer

Sequences

Question 26

What is the metre of SEP?

Accepted Answer

Simple quadruple

Question 27

What word best describes the vocal melody in verse 1?

Accepted Answer

Arpeggio

Question 28

What key feature of African music is most evident in the genre of samba?

Accepted Answer

Polyrhythms

Question 29

Who sings this piece?

Accepted Answer

Esperanza Spalding

Question 30

What is the typical range of each phrase in verse 1?

Accepted Answer

7th

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