Choro
Chiquinha GonzagaPiece 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
Time Stamp:
0:00
— 0:13
Description:
Keywords: Syncopation
Description:
The introduction features a syncopated rhythm in both hands: sixteenth-eighth-sixteenth. Can you clap it?
Keywords: Syncopation
Time Stamp:
1:07
— 1:50
Description:
Keywords: Ternary Form
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
Time Stamp:
1:00
— 1:50
Description:
Keywords: Ternary Form
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