Wonders of the Internet! ExuberantFilms has shared with us his musical breakdown of La Melodía de Nuestro Adios by Francisco Canaro. To those of us who don’t speak music, ignore the numbers and do your best to hear his description in the music. For example if he describes a part of the music where the “violin drives the beat,” do your best to hear that. Also, don’t worry about counting, keep your place by tracking the “transitions” that he describes. If you have trouble hearing/understanding any of this, please don’t hesitate to schedule a lesson!
-Nicholas
4/4 time per measure
32 beat major phrase (i.e. 4 x 8). * I like to count the beats in a major phrase like this:
<1>,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
<2>,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
<3>,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
<4>,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Major Phrases (32 beats)
Major Phrases 1 & 2 are similar
1. Staccato. Violin drives beat
1 – 16 baseline energy
17 – 32 elevated energy
Last 8 beats:
* Pause on 6
* crash on last 5-8, horn transition
2. Staccato. Violin drives beat
1 – 16 baseline energy
17 – 32 elevated energy
Last 8 beats:
* Ease on 1-4
* No pause on 6
* Rise on last 5-8, Piano transition
Major Phrases 3 & 4 are similar
3. Smooth melodic. accordian melody
1 – 32 even energy
Last 8 beats:
* Piano crash 1-4
* Violin lift 5-8
4. Smooth melodic. Violin melody
1 – 32 even energy
Last 8 beats:
* Piano transition 1-4
* Violin lift 5-8
Major Phrases 5 & 6 are similar
5. energized melodic. orchestral melody
1 – 32 even energy
Last 8 beats:
* Accordian crash 1-4
* Violin lift 5-8
6. energized melodic. orchestral melody (This is an unusual Transition 1:45 timecode almost like end of song)
1 – 32 even energy
beats 17-24:
* silent 5-6
* falloff 7-8
Last 8 beats 1-8:
* 1-2-3 highlight
* 4 quiet
* beats 5-8 skipped
=== these following phrases are basically a repeat of the song
Major Phrases 7 & 8 are similar and similar to Phrases 1 & 2
7. Chorus. Staccato. Violin drives beat and accordian melody
1 – 16 baseline energy
17 – 32 elevated energy
Last 8 beats:
* No pause on 6
* crash on last 5-8, piano transition
8. Chorus. Staccato. Violin drives beat and accordian melody
1 – 16 baseline energy
17 – 32 slightly elevated energy
Last 8 beats:
* No pause on 6
* Rise on last 5-8, Piano transition
Major Phrases 9 & 10 are similar and similar to Phrases 3 & 4
9. Verse. Smooth melodic. oboe melody
1 – 32 even energy
Last 8 beats:
* horn lift 5-8
10. Verse. Smooth melodic. horn melody
1 – 32 even energy
Last 8 beats:
* accordian transition 1-4
* Violin lift 5-8
Major Phrases 5 & 6 are similar and similar to Phrases 5 & 6
11. Verse. energized melodic. orchestral melody
1 – 32 even energy
Last 8 beats:
* piano crash 1-4
* Violin lift 5-8
12. Verse. energized melodic. accordian melody (This is an unusual Transition 1:45 timecode almost like end of song)
1 – 32 even energy
beats 17-24:
* silent 5-6
* falloff 7-8
Last 8 beats 1-8:
* 1-2-3 highlight
* 4 quiet
* beats 5-8 skipped


























