One major thing these two songs have in common is their use of this riff:
In both songs the riff is exactly that rhythm and those notes. In Maria Moita it is sped up twice but the usage of this melody has the same effect. Both songs feature one instrument playing the riff and then being joined with another instrument. In Smoke on the Water's case, it is a distorted organ fed through an amp to make it sound similar to an electric guitar, and in the other song it is de Souza's vocals. These interval progressions are something that the two songs have in common.
The second link between these pieces is their very similar texture. They are both homophonic, and mantain one main melody at one time, the other instruments are only for accompaniment. The riffs are backed by instruments that do not dare to transform into countermelodies or things of that nature. In both songs this accompaniment is quite simple when broken down. The first riff of Maria Moita has the flute as back up, which is merely following a scale stepwise steadily. Similarily simply in Smoke on the Water, the bass guitar is strumming the same notes in succession for the first part, occasionally evolving into a conjunct narrow stepwise motion. Overall, these two pieces are both homophonic with clear accompaniment.
It is very interesting and great to see how music can relate two different things, like culture, together. Music is common across the world.
1. Photograph. cathedralstone.net. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. <http://www.cathedralstone.net/Pics/DeepPurple.jpg>
2. Flag of Brazil. Photograph. en.wikipedia.org. Anomie, 2011. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg>
3. Smoke on the Water riff. Photograph. en.wikipedia.org. Cielomobile, 2009. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Smoke_on_the_Water_riff.jpg>
The second link between these pieces is their very similar texture. They are both homophonic, and mantain one main melody at one time, the other instruments are only for accompaniment. The riffs are backed by instruments that do not dare to transform into countermelodies or things of that nature. In both songs this accompaniment is quite simple when broken down. The first riff of Maria Moita has the flute as back up, which is merely following a scale stepwise steadily. Similarily simply in Smoke on the Water, the bass guitar is strumming the same notes in succession for the first part, occasionally evolving into a conjunct narrow stepwise motion. Overall, these two pieces are both homophonic with clear accompaniment.
It is very interesting and great to see how music can relate two different things, like culture, together. Music is common across the world.
1. Photograph. cathedralstone.net. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. <http://www.cathedralstone.net/Pics/DeepPurple.jpg>
2. Flag of Brazil. Photograph. en.wikipedia.org. Anomie, 2011. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg>
3. Smoke on the Water riff. Photograph. en.wikipedia.org. Cielomobile, 2009. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Smoke_on_the_Water_riff.jpg>