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18 Cards in this Set
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Where and when was salsa developed? |
In 1960s and 70s in New York |
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Who was it developed by? |
Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants living in New York |
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What is salsa mainly based around? |
the son |
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Describe the background of the son. |
-Spanish arrived in Cuba in the late 15th century -They turn natives into slaves -After the natives died out they imported African in. -African and Spanish music fuse to make the son. |
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After salsa became popular in America where did it first spread to? |
Latin America countries such as- Colombia, Mexio and Venezuela |
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When and by who was the son introduced in the America? |
By Cuban Musicians in 1930s and 40s |
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What did the Son fuse with to form salsa? |
Jazz, pop, rock and other Cuban dance styles |
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What does salsa mean and how does this reflect the music? |
Sauce - because the dance is very "hot and spicy" |
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Name a salsa composer |
-Tito Puente -Celia Cruz -Eddie Palmieri
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Describe the dance teps |
-Danced in pairs in a close embrace -consist four beat pattern- forward, backward, side, together -spins, turns and holds are added -enegetic |
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What sort of metre and time signature does it have? |
-Duple metre -2/4 or 4/4 |
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Clap the two son rhythms and what was it originally played on? |
Played on the claves |
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What pattern is played on the piano? |
montunpo - syncopated ostinato pattern |
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Name all the sections and what they consist of and what they do. |
Rhythm section - piano, tres, bass, drum kit, cowbells, congas, bongos, timbales
Frontline Section - Brass instrument (trumpets, trombones, saxophones) and/or flutes
Singers - Pregon/ sonero and choro
-Sang in Spanish, call and response, have the main melody -Piano & bass outline the chords -Other instruments add fills
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What chords are used? Is the melody simple or complex? |
Primary chords= I IV V Simple melody |
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What notes are used to make the chords more jazzy? |
7ths, 9ths, 11ths |
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What intervals are used to harmonise? |
Parallel 3rds and 6ths |
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What is the most common structure? |
intro, one or more verses and a chorus |
