Choro

Chiquinha Gonzaga

Piece Duration: 1:50

About this Piece

Program Note: "Choro" a piece named after a musical style of the same name, where "music from European traditions, such as the waltz and the polka, is played in a Brazilian way, playing the melody in a spontaneous manner and including African rhythmic influences." - Ana Paul Simões

Ternary Form: (See Notable Passages below)
A: 0:00
B: 0:41
A: 1:07

Notable Passages

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Time Stamp: 0:00 — 0:13
Description:

The introduction features a syncopated rhythm in both hands: sixteenth-eighth-sixteenth. Can you clap it?

Keywords: Syncopation

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Time Stamp: 0:00 — 0:41
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A Section

Keywords: Ternary Form

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Time Stamp: 0:41 — 1:07
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B Section

Keywords: Ternary Form

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Time Stamp: 1:07 — 1:50
Description:

A Section, once more! The pianist ends the piece in the middle of the sheet music, where the A Section ends!

Keywords: Ternary Form

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Time Stamp: 1:00 — 1:50
Description:

Starting on the last line of music, the pianist approaches a "D.C.", which means "da capo," and returns to the beginning of the piece to play the A Section once more.

Keywords: Ternary Form

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