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Geography

Andes
Oldest music tradition
Native Indians lived in the
Andean mountains
Panpipes, flutes, guitars, harps,
drums

influences
16th century Spanish & Portuguese invaders
with their songs and dances
Slaves transported from Africa with their
rhythmic styles.

Panpipes
Bamboo made

Charango
Mandolin-like
Spanish

Percussion
Cabasa
Claves
Guiro
Maracas

Repinique- high pitched, double-headed. Call &

response
Chocolo- plays throughout
Apito- signal instructions
Surdo- keep time
Reco-reco- plays with chocolo
Tambotim- skin tighten/loosen to change sound.
More complicated rhythm than surdo or chocolo
Agogo- double cowbell. Complicated rhythms
Caixa de guerro- snare drum

Musical Styles
Tango dances from Argentina and Uruguay
Bossa nova and samba carnival music of Brazil
Exciting rhythms of the salsa and rumba of
Cuba
Steel band

Leno Verde
Which instruments begin the piece?
After the intro, what is the order of the 3 main sections?
1.The panpipe enters, with each phrase echoed by a second
panpipe
2. The first panpipe plays the main melody, repeated by a second
panpipe
3. The first panpipe plays a simple 3 note theme, echoed by a
second.
Draw a graphic score for the 3 sections

Floreo de Llamas
dance of the flames
4 accompaniment patterns
Syncopated melodic idea
Ternary form
ostinato

Brazilian Samba
Carnival
Samba
Bossa nova- new beat developed in the 50s
from samba.
The Girl from Ipanema
One Note Samba

Bossa Nova
From samba
Sway rather than swing
Syncopation, accent on 2nd beat
More instrumental than dance
Jazz/blues, 7th chords

One note Samba

Main melody- a
single repeated
note
Syncopated
rhythm

samba
Very syncopated- African influence
Solo singer with chorus, percussion accomp.
Group dancing, 2/4, complex rhythms
Jazz influence

Argentina Tango
Modern ballroom dance
1920s
Slow, graceful dance, in 2/4 or
4/4, with dotted rhythms.
Orchestra or accordian accomp
Binary form
Libertango by Piazolla

Cuban Salsa
Percussive, syncopated
Clave
Call & response
Coro (improvisation)
Tonal, repeated chord
progression
dance

Trinidad & Tobago

Steel band
Oil drums played with padded sticks
Tremolo effect
Short rhythmic phrases
Complex rhythm
Simple tonal harmony
Smooth melodic phrases

Tango:

Bossa nova:

http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=
QCmP4bEJfOg

http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=dDlVZNfxVtE
&feature=
related

http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=I5JQ1m3mx
Kw&feature=
related

http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=
UcR3K6mVctw

http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=8dStp5hq294

http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=

Salsa
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=Fh8y4_p3nA
http
://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=
Ns9YYSqLxyI
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?

Samba
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=
UuKvIS5RlY8
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=
plOezZ6936Y
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?
v=ACg4OxVDr_w

Samba

Salsa