AURAL ANALYSIS : “ALTO SONTO” ( Afro Cuban All-Stars )

This piece is in the style of a Cuban Son and is in a _______________ key

in ___ time. There is an ____ bar intro with the trumpets playing the

main melody which is largely ___________________ ( step/chordal ) and

tends to descend. The timbre of the trumpets here is typically

_______________

The other instruments include doublebass (playing syncopated quaver

patterns which sometimes coincide with the vocal line ), piano

( playing a typical __________________ pattern ). Percussion includes

maracas playing a _________________ based pattern , cowbell playing

with the beat, the timbales are playing

________________________________________. The congas play a pattern

largely based on ______________ .

Guitar is largely playing ___________ in the background. The last two

syncopated phrases of the intro are played in __________________ before

the vocal line comes in.

The vocal lines sung by two singers in ____________________comes in

( Alto Sonto ) which is based around ____________ main chords. This

acts like an _______________ and consists of a __________ bar phrase.

The trumpets playing “answering” phrases in between the vocal lines

at the ends of the second vocal phrase. Many of these trumpet lines

are played in the higher _________________ of the instrument and

feature various effects such as ______________________________

The vocal line (main melody) is introduced quite late in the piece and

is rhythmically and melodically different to the vocal backing. It has a

declamatory/ improvised feel The timbre of this voice is

_________________