| What two styles of Music are from Sao Luis? |
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| What 3 styles are from Rio De Janeiro? |
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| What style is from Sao Paulo? |
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| Musica Popula Brasileira. MPB |
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| The heavily populated, humid coastal strip of Brazil contains what group of people? What is there racial descent? |
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| Bahia. Largely of African descent |
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The sparsely populated droupght -prone interior of Brazil is populated by what group of people? What is their descent?
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| Sertao Music is divided into which two genres? |
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| Baiao and Forro ( northeastern Brazil ) features what 3 instruments? |
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| Accordion, triangle, and Zabumba (bass drum). |
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| Pixinguinha is most famous for composing which style of music? Where is that music from? What time period? |
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| Choro. From Rio de Janeiro. 1920s. |
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| Which instruments are essential to the Choro ensemble? Which instruments are sometimes featured? |
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Essential: acoustic guitar
7 string guitar
Cavaquinho
Bandolim
Pandeiro ( like tambourine )
Sometimes: flute, clarinet, sax, tombone, bass , etc
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| What is the typical song form of Choro music? |
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| What is the biggest celebration in Brazil known as? |
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| Where in Brazil does samba music come from? |
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| What type of Samba is used in Carnaval? How are groups formed? |
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| Samba-enredo. Formed in Samba schools ( Escolas de Samba ) |
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| Which instruments are featured in Samba-enredo? |
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tamborim
agogo – single or multiple bell instrument
reco-reco – same as guiro
ganza- shaker
caixa- snare drum
repinique- 2 headed drum
cuica – friction drum
Surdo – large bass drum
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| Samba de Mesa is characterized by? |
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Performed seated around a table ( roda de samba )
– singing along
– hand clapping
– casual dancing
– Instrumental sitting-in must be sanctioned by players, who are proud of their expertise
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| Who was Bezerra da Silva? |
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| a Sambista from the morro ( favela – hillside shantytown) |
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| Joao Gilberto is popular for which style? Where did that style originate? |
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| Bossa Nova. Rio de Janeiro |
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| Bossa Nova has the following musical elements… |
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softer more subtle
slowed down samba rhythms
urban upper-middle class musical style
harmonically sophisticated ( influence of cool jazz)
less percussive, jazz instrumentation
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| Musica Popular Brasileira is from what city originally? |
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| Name two of the most famous artists of the MPB style? |
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| Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. |
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| American rock music and avant-garde art influences what Brazilian style of music? |
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| Musica Popular Brasileira |
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