Exempel på berimbau

• Simple to create, but also very effective, were the textures built with many layers of similar berimbau sounds superimposed in a multi-track program.

• In the concerto, all these acoustic characteristics of berimbau sounds were explored in many different ways.

• There are many times in the concerto when the deformations of berimbau sounds stretch the psychoacoustics of perception beyond the limits of timbre recognition.

• This also allowed for a useful link to create a family of synthesised sounds that were related to the berimbau sounds by spectro-morphological similarities.

• Berimbau performers vary the pitch by pressing a coin against the string, shortening its length.

• Two low pitch "berimbaus" (called "berra-boi" and "mdio") form the base and a high pitch "berimbau" (called "viola") makes variations and improvisations.

• Today, many berimbaus are overgrown to 5 feet (150 cm), and tuning options are limited in berimbau ensembles.

• The berimbau toques follow the pattern of the supporting instruments, but with a broad arena for improvising.

• The orchestra is composed by "pandeiro", "atabaque", "berimbau-viola" (high pitch berimbau), chocalho, accompanied by singing and clapping.

• The caxixi's inclusion with the berimbau is another recent innovation that gives the berimbau an extra bit of punch.

• The dobro is moved back and forth from the arame to change the pitch produced by the berimbau.

• As with most aspects of playing the berimbau, the names of the techniques differ from teacher to teacher.

• The main instruments of capoeira music include the "berimbau", the "atabaque" and the "pandeiro".

• Musical instruments disposition, however, was changed, being made by a single berimbau and two pandeiros.

• The intro lasts 29 seconds, compared to 23 seconds for berimbau intro.