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 timgollin
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Topic starter 03/05/2025 9:34 am  

Hi all - here's a link to a Google Sheets document I've started for the Choro Camp New England 2025 repertory that people might find helpful....

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gXZuWKqiSTrvEx2LaUSrvIBVdp3Gdw7iDf5VpVrauzY/edit?usp=sharing

As a format, my Brazilian teachers fellow musicians like it as a way of better understanding each composition.  It's a combination of a lead sheet broken down into lines, an outline of compositional structure, and Roman numeral analysis, along with key / bpm.

The idea is basically to see the formalism of the choro form, which at least for me makes it easier to learn.  (You can see easily, for example, that line 3 is the same as line 1.)

Using it, I can
- see parallels between lines/phrases, subsections, and sections
- see the structure of harmonic development within a section
- better understand the harmonic structure
 
It's not a substitute for the sheet music or the music itself - it's just a helpful study aid (for me at least), making it easier to practice and learn repertoire.
 
Also, as no one has checked this, I don't guarantee it's 100% correct !  And the analysis in particular should be vigorously criticized and scoffed at !
 
Suggestions and improvements and additions are welcome !
 
Tim

 


   
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 timgollin
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Topic starter 05/05/2025 11:47 am  

Here's a pdf version of the file

Choro Camp New England 2025 - analysis.pdf

 


   
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 Cham_Rand
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15/05/2025 3:02 pm  

Wow Tim! 

Lots to absorb from this, thank you!  Appreciate your time/effort to generate this detailed analysis. Looking forward to the Choro-specific structural awareness and immersion paths from it.


   
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