MUS 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Jazz Harmony, Vinicius De Moraes, Bossa Nova

• School: Miami University
• Department: Music
• Course: MUS 185
• Professor: Tanner Christopher

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Carnaval in brazil: ends on fat tuesday, approx. 45 days before easter but is becoming longer: brazil is actually larger than the continental us, many slaves imported to brazil, but slavery was different from that of the usa. Slavery continued until 1888: easy to maintain religious practices, favelas. No running water or sewage for the most part. Stolen electricity: car(cid:374)i(cid:448)al literally (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:862)put a(cid:449)ay the (cid:373)eat(cid:863, pelled (cid:449)ithout the (cid:858)i(cid:859) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it(cid:859)s portuguese, (cid:374)ot spanish. Bossa nova: (cid:862)(cid:374)e(cid:449) (cid:271)eat(cid:863, (cid:862)(cid:374)e(cid:449) (cid:449)a(cid:448)e(cid:863, (cid:862)(cid:374)e(cid:449) tre(cid:374)d(cid:863, 1950s brazil. Bossa nova was a product of the urban upper class. All of this is in contrast to samba music. Of these, jobim is the most important/influential. His compositions have withstood the test of time, and are still performed. Joao gilberto: guitar regularly today: musical characteristics. Harmony: much richer, more complex (cid:862)stutteri(cid:374)g(cid:863) guitar (cid:894)sy(cid:374)(cid:272)opated stru(cid:373)(cid:373)i(cid:374)g(cid:895) Lyrical content: more poeti(cid:272); does(cid:374)(cid:859)t rely o(cid:374) si(cid:373)ple, lo(cid:449)er (cid:272)lass the(cid:373)es. Typically can hear: vocals, guitar, sax, percussion (hand perc.