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The Analytics of Live Pagode Performance The Analytics of Live Pagode Performance
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Tia Doca Tia Doca
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“Sorriso Aberto” “Sorriso Aberto”
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Lyrics Lyrics
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Harmonic and Melodic Features Harmonic and Melodic Features
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The Virtual Roda and the Full Score The Virtual Roda and the Full Score
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Pagode Rhythm Pagode Rhythm
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The Gestural Economies of Rhythmic Variation The Gestural Economies of Rhythmic Variation
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Economies of Variation within Pagode’s Song Forms Economies of Variation within Pagode’s Song Forms
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Mimetic Variation Mimetic Variation
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Heterophonic Variation Heterophonic Variation
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Subsectional Variation Subsectional Variation
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Section Markers: Calls (In and Out) Section Markers: Calls (In and Out)
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Section Markers: Cadential Variations Section Markers: Cadential Variations
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Reactions to Semantic Lyrical Content Reactions to Semantic Lyrical Content
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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3 Nuances of Continual Variation in the Brazilian Pagode Song “Sorriso Aberto”
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Published:October 2011
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Abstract
This chapter analyzes a live recording of the iconic song “Sorriso Aberto” (“Open Smile”) by Guará in order to bring out some of the principal sonic characteristics of pagode, a radical reformulation of samba initiated in the 1970s in Rio de Janeiro’s Zona Norte. Rather than reducing pagode performance to a set of characteristic patterns, it proceeds from the notion that pagode is a set of practices that subsists on the micro-nuances of continual variation. The recording has a dense profile—instruments blend together, and subtle sounds are covered over—raising questions about audibility that this chapter addresses. It provides an overview of the history of “Sorriso Aberto,” and recounts the particular circumstances of this performance. The song’s lyrics and its melodic and harmonic structure are analyzed. The final part of the chapter analyzes studio “re-recordings”, assembled into an audiovisual “virtual roda” that allows the reader to listen to any combination of instrumental parts. The chapter thus proceeds from general history to a particular analysis of the micro-level sonic details of a single performance.
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