| Song |
Date
Composed |
Form |
|
Accompaniment |
Harmonies |
Recording |
Date of
Recording |
Subject |
| Time |
Style |
Rhythms |
Mode |
Moduations |
Cadences |
Comment |
| El
viento eres tú |
1965 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
6/8 |
Trova |
Hemiola |
Minor |
III (Bridge) |
V-I |
|
Domínguez |
1996 |
Love |
| Y nada más |
1965 |
Verse
with Refrain |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Minor |
III
(nada más) |
iv-i;
VII-i |
Many
progressions of falling fourths, third-relationships; Byrds-like sound |
Mujeres |
1978 |
Solititude
(during military service) |
| Canción de la trova |
1967 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Trova |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
bVII
as neighbor chord |
Érase
que se era |
2006 |
Tribute
(Sindo Garay) |
| En mi calle |
1967 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Causas
y azares, Silvio en Chile II |
1986 |
Childhood
(oppression) |
| Ese hombre |
1967 |
Strophic |
6/8 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-IV-I |
Public's views
in dominant, singer's views in tonic |
Expedición |
2002 |
Critique
(leadership) |
| Esta canción |
1967 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Minor |
III
(Chorus), temporary at bVII/III |
V-i |
Highy
chromatic |
Días y flores |
1975 |
Melancholy
(Lying) |
| Quédate |
1967 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Minor |
|
V-I |
|
Expedición |
2002 |
Love |
| Al final de la segunda luna |
1968 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Phrygian (with Major) |
Parallel
major (middle of verse) |
VI-i,
bII-i |
Starts
with double plagal progression (VI-III-VII-I#); Picardy third ending |
Mariposas |
1999 |
Philosophical
(life) |
| El pintor de las mujeres soles |
1968 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse' |
4/4 |
Folk |
Tresillo |
Major |
iii
(Bridge) |
V-I |
|
Causas
y azares |
1986 |
Elegy
(Pepe Masiques) |
| Fusil contra fusil |
1968 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Rock |
|
Minor |
III
(implied) |
VII-i;
VI-I |
IV
used more often than iv; Common tone progression VI-I; Picardy third ending |
Cuando digo futuro,
Memorias, Érase que se era |
1977 |
Elegy
(Che) |
| La era está pariendo un corazón |
1968 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Substitution
of iv over IV (reírme, llanto); ii-iii progression rather than ii-V
(porvenir, por vivir) |
Cuando
digo futuro, Al final de este viaje |
1977 |
Elegy
(Che), disillusionment |
| La Familia, la propiedad privada y el amor |
1968 |
Verse-Chorus-Bridge-Chorus |
12/8 |
Folk |
|
Minor/Major |
III |
VI-VII-i |
Bridge
is in parallel major of introductory verse |
Al
final de este viaje |
1978 |
Critique
(society) |
| ¿Qué hago ahora? |
1969 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Major |
|
V-I,
V-IV-I |
Ends
on V; progressions, accompaniment style reminiscent of Byrds |
Mujeres |
1978 |
Love
lost |
| Aunque no esté de moda |
1969 |
Verse-Lift-Prechorus-Chorus |
4/4 |
Rock |
|
Minor |
III
(BCD) |
V-I |
Chromatically rising bass |
Al
final de este viaje |
1978 |
Love
(eroticism) |
| Boga boga |
1969 |
Verse-Refrain-Bridge1-Bridge2-Verse-Refrain |
4/4 |
Son |
|
Major |
vi
(Bridge) |
V-I |
Slow
F#m section in bridge-uncertainty while at sea |
Causas
y azares |
1986 |
Fishermen |
| Canción del elegido |
1969 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
ii-I;
V65-I in strophe |
Substitution
of VI# |
Al
final de este viaje |
1978 |
Elegy
(Abel Santamaría) |
| Cuando digo futuro |
1969 |
Intro-Verse-Refrain-Bridge-Verse-Refrain |
4/4 |
Timba |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
V-I
(bridge-verse, end) |
bVI
in refrain |
Cuando
digo futuro, Causas y azares |
1977 |
Philosophical
(future) |
| Debo partirme en dos |
1969 |
Verse-Refrain-Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Minor |
III
(Refrain) |
V-I |
simplistic
Bb section for parody, Gm with bII and unresolved V/Bb in rest of song |
Al
final de este viaje |
1978 |
Critique
(censorship, authority, banality) |
| Hallazgo de las piedras |
1969 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Substitution
of II#; extended pedal on V |
Causas
y azares |
1986 |
Childhood |
| Historia de las sillas |
1969 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
II#;
diminished passing chords |
Silvio y Pablo en
Argentina, Causas y azares |
1984 |
Life's
difficulties |
| La primera mentira |
1969 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
E-C#-Eb-C-A-G#m-F#m-B-E |
V-I |
|
Unicornio |
1982 |
Childhood
(enchanted forest) |
| Ojalá |
1969 |
Verse-Prechorus-Chorus |
6/8 |
Folk-rock |
|
Minor |
Chorus
(VII) |
V-I |
Verse
(obsession) in Dm, Chorus (wish to forget) C Major; iv substituted for IV |
Cuando
digo futuro, Al final de este viaje, Silvio y Pablo en Argentina |
1977 |
Love,
obsession |
| Playa Girón |
1969 |
Strophic |
12/8 |
Folk-rock |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Substitution
of II# (me urge) |
Días y flores |
1975 |
Message
(writing own history) |
| Que se puede hacer con el amor? |
1969 |
Chorus-Verse |
2/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Mixolydian |
iv
(verse) |
VII-I,
V-I |
|
Al
final de este viaje |
1978 |
Love |
| Al final de este viaje en la vida |
1970 |
Verse-Bridge-Refrain |
6/8 |
Folk-rock |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Rising
and falling diminished-chord sequences, after which HC (Dios/intactos) |
Al
final de este viaje |
1978 |
Hope
after difficult times |
| Canción en harapos |
1970 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 (6/8) |
Jazz-pop |
|
Dorian |
|
IV-(v)-i |
|
Causas
y azares, Silvio en Chile I |
1986 |
Critique
(hypocrisy, posessions) |
| Canto arena |
1970 |
Verse-Chorus |
6/8 |
Jazz-pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I,
VI-VII-I |
io/II#
as passing chord |
Causas
y azares |
1986 |
Philosophical
(life) |
| El rey de flores |
1970 |
Verse-Chorus |
6/8 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
|
|
Philosophical
(allegory about oppressed countries) |
| En el jardín de la noche |
1970 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Tonic
not confirmed firmly until late in verse |
Oh,
melancolía, Silvio en Chile II |
1988 |
Love
(garden) |
| En estos días |
1970 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Mujeres |
1978 |
Critique
(oppression) |
| Esto no es una elegía |
1970 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Minor |
III, VI (Bridge) |
V-I |
Bridge:
ii-vi-bII-VI-VII-VI-ii-V-i |
Mujeres |
1978 |
Love
(nostalgia for a woman) |
| La vergüenza |
1970 |
Verse
with Refrain-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Canción |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
V-I |
chromatic
passing notes in accompaniment; Vii-IV (mas si tuviera); Bridge:
I-iii-bVII-ii-bVI-bIII-V/V-V |
Días y flores |
1975 |
Critique
(materialism) |
| Oleo de mujer con sombrero |
1970 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Circle
of fifths |
Al
final de este viaje, Silvio y Pablo en Argentina |
1978 |
Love
lost |
| Resumen de noticias |
1970 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
repeating
progression |
Al
final de este viaje |
1978 |
Critique
(censorship) |
| Río |
1970 |
Verse-Chorus
plus contrasting section |
6/8 |
Folk |
|
Major |
ii,
vi (temporary) |
V-I |
temporary
stops on bIII (sueño), vi (vivo) |
Mujeres |
1978 |
Philosophical
(optimism) |
| Te doy una canción |
1970 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Major |
vi
(temporary) |
V-I |
Substitutes
iv, II#7 |
Mujeres,
Silvio y Pablo en Argentina |
1978 |
Love
lost |
| El tren blindado |
1971 |
Verse
with Refrain-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Minor |
|
V-i |
|
Tríptico
I |
1984 |
Love,
revolution |
| El papalote |
1972 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk-pop |
Hemiola,
introduction |
Major |
|
V-I |
Rising
sequence on "cae"; iv, bVI |
Memorias,
Érase que se era |
1987 |
Childhood
(memory) |
| Mariposas |
1972 |
Verse-Prechorus-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Mixolydian |
VII,
v |
V-I
(few) |
VII-IV-I-V
in chorus; guitar evocative of butterflies |
Mariposas |
1999 |
Nature
(reincarnation, memory) |
| El Mayor |
1973 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Pop |
Tresillo,
anticipated bass (chorus) |
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Días y flores |
1975 |
Elegy
(Mayor General Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz) |
| Santiago de Chile |
1973 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Pop |
Tresillo
in bass |
Minor |
|
V-i |
|
Días
y flores, Silvio en Chile II |
1975 |
Events
(Chilean coup) |
| ¿Adónde van? |
1974 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Mujeres |
1978 |
Nostalgia |
| Días y flores |
1974 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk-pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Chorus
repeats chords V-IV-I on "la rabia" |
Días
y flores, Mariposas |
1975 |
Message
(love vs. anger at evil) |
| En el claro de la luna |
1974 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Canción |
Tresillo,
clave |
Minor |
|
V-i |
IV#
rather than iv |
Días y flores |
1975 |
Longing
for love/freedom |
| Pequeña serenata diurna |
1974 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Minor |
|
V-I |
|
Días y flores, Silvio en Chile
I |
1975 |
Philosophical
(life) |
| Sueño con serpientes |
1974 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Rock |
|
Mixolydian |
|
VII-IV-I |
|
Días y flores |
1975 |
Dream
(endless struggles) |
| Yo digo que las
estrellas |
1974 |
Verse-Prechorus-Chorus-Verse |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Minor |
III
(part B) |
V-i |
|
Días y flores |
1975 |
Nature,
hypocrisy |
| Como esperando Abril |
1975 |
Chorus-Bridge-Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Pop |
Anticipated
Bass |
Major |
i (B) |
V-I |
iv, III, etc. in Bridge;
parallel minor |
Días y flores |
1975 |
Nature,
life |
| Mujeres |
1975 |
Intro-Verse-Refrain-Intro/Chorus-Verse |
6/8 |
Folk-rock |
Hemiola |
Mixolydian |
V
(Chorus) |
VII-IV-I |
Chromatically
descending bass |
Mujeres |
1978 |
Feminism
(homage to women) |
| Sólo el amor |
1975 |
Verse-Refrain |
4/4 |
Canción/son |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
V-IV-I |
|
Causas
y azares, Silvio en Chile II |
1986 |
Philosophical
(love) |
| Testamento |
1975 |
Intro-Verses |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Uses
bVII; repeating progression; avoids tonic in introduction |
Rabo
de nube |
1980 |
Message |
| Aceitunas |
1976 |
Chorus-Verse-Bridge-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk
(Angolan) |
Angolan
guitar |
Mixolydian |
|
VII-I,
bIII-I |
Use
of VII, bIII |
Mujeres |
1978 |
Love |
| Canción para mi soldado |
1976 |
Chorus-Verse |
4/4 |
Son |
Tresillo,
anticipated bass, guajeos |
Major |
vi
(temporary) |
V-I |
II#
usually leading to V |
Tríptico
III |
1984 |
Message
(soldiers) |
| La gaviota |
1976 |
Verse-Prechorus-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Major/Minor |
III |
lack
PACs |
Substitution
with iv (fines de guerra); false cadence to ii; brief tonicizations of ii and
vi |
Unicornio |
1982 |
War |
| Pioneros |
1976 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
3/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Unicornio |
1982 |
Message
(soldiers) |
| Que ya viví, que te vas |
1976 |
Intro-Verse/Refrain |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Minor |
|
V-I |
bII-I;
harpsichord; rapid falling fifths |
Rabo
de nube |
1980 |
Love
lost |
| Ángel para un final |
1977 |
Verse-Chorus |
12/8 |
Canción |
|
Minor |
III
(chorus) |
V-I |
Chromatically
rising bass (Era el más terrible, el implacable, el más feroz); major-minor
sections |
Tríptico
II |
1984 |
Love
lost |
| Con diez años de menos |
1977 |
Intro-Verse-Refrain |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Mixolydian |
|
V-I
(Intro-Verse) |
Repeating
progression (I-VII-IV6-VII-I) |
Rabo
de nube |
1980 |
Change
in times; love |
| Quien tiene viejo el corazón |
1977 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse2-Verse-Verse2-Bridge |
4/4 |
Trova |
Tresillo |
Minor |
III
in chorus |
V-I |
|
Mariposas |
1999 |
Love |
| Fábula de tres hermanos |
1978 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Ends
on V |
Rabo
de nube |
1980 |
Philosophical
(life) |
| Nuestro tema |
1978 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Substitution
of iv |
Tríptico
I |
1984 |
Love |
| Rabo de nube |
1978 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Major |
IV
(temporary) |
iv-I6; V-I at ending
instrumental |
Shifts
to vi; diminished chords as neighbor chords; circle of fifths |
Rabo
de nube, Silvio en Chile II |
1980 |
Childhood |
| Tu imagen |
1978 |
Bipartite |
4/4,
6/8 |
Folk |
|
Minor |
|
VI-I |
|
Descartes |
1998 |
Love |
| Vamos a andar |
1978 |
Verse-Bridge-Montuno |
4/4 |
Folk-son |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
V-I |
chorus
repeats with call-and-response between refrain and lyrics, as in montuno |
Rabo
de nube |
1980 |
Philosophical
(collectivity) |
| Hay quién precisa |
1979 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Major |
|
V-I
(Outro); Chorus ends on V/vi |
Circle
of fifths sequence, chorus |
Oh,
melancolía |
1988 |
Philosophical |
| Hoy mi deber |
1979 |
Bipartite |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Minor |
|
V-I |
Cricle
of fourths (VI-III-VII-IV), as reminisces about lover; A Minor as talks about
obligations |
Unicornio |
1982 |
Love
vs. obligation |
| La maza |
1979 |
Verse-Chorus |
6/8 |
Chacarera |
|
Minor |
|
V-I |
Substitute
iv for IV; chromatically descending bass from Am(i)-E(III6-V); Chorus repeats
i-VII-VI-V-i |
Unicornio, Silvio en Chile I |
1982 |
Songwriting
(role as songwriter) |
| Me acosa el carapálida |
1979 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Jazz-pop |
Tresillo |
Mixolydian |
|
V-I |
bVII |
Tríptico
III |
1984 |
Critique
(imperialism) |
| Te amaré |
1979 |
Verse-Chorus-Verse |
6/8 |
Canción |
|
Minor |
III
(Chorus) |
V-i |
|
Rabo
de nube |
1980 |
Love |
| Venga la Esperanza |
1979 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Silvio
en Chile II |
1991 |
Hope |
| Canción urgente para Nicaragua |
1980 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Folk |
Anticipated
bass; Tresillo in bridge |
Major |
|
V-I |
Repeating
progressions in verse; Ends on V |
Unicornio, Silvio y Pablo en
Argentina |
1982 |
Message
(solidarity with Sandinistas) |
| El trovador de barro negro |
1980 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Bolero |
|
Minor |
III
(Verse) |
V-i |
Many
diminished neighbor chords |
Descartes |
1998 |
Songwriting |
| La gota de rocío |
1980 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Son |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
V-I |
repeats
between I, IV, V |
Tríptico
III |
1984 |
Love |
| Si seco un llanto |
1980 |
Verse-Chorus |
9/8 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I
(at end) |
|
Domínguez |
1996 |
Philosophical |
| Son desangrado |
1980 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Timba,
rock progressions |
Tresillo |
Minor |
|
IV-bII-i |
rock
progressions (III-IV, VI-V-IV) |
Unicornio |
1982 |
Philosophical |
| Yo soy de donde hay un río |
1980 |
Strophic
(décima) |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Oh,
melancolía |
1988 |
Tribute
(grandfather) |
| El dulce abismo |
1981 |
Verse
with Refrain |
4/4 |
Trova |
|
Major |
ii |
V-I |
II#,
VI#, and other substitutions as dominants to diatonic chords |
Tríptico
II |
1984 |
Love
(domestic) |
| El sol no da de beber |
1981 |
Verse-Chorus |
12/8 |
Pop |
|
Major |
ii,
vi |
V-I |
Chromatic
passing chords, bVI |
Unicornio |
1982 |
Philosophical
(sharing) |
| Esta primavera |
1981 |
Bipartite |
4/4 |
Bolero |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Mariposas |
1999 |
Love |
| Por quién merece amor |
1981 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Unicornio,
Silvio y Pablo en Argentina, Silvio en Chile I |
1982 |
Message
(solidarity against imperialism) |
| Unicornio |
1981 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Bolero |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
bVI
(pagaré) |
Unicornio,
Silvio y Pablo en Argentina, Silvio en Chile II |
1982 |
Loss
(friendship, inspiration) |
| Domingo rojo |
1982 |
Bipartite
(AA/BCBC) |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Falling
fifths sequence, iv-bVII-bIII-bVI-bII-ii-V-I in part C (puertas/enamorado) |
Tríptico
I |
1984 |
Celebration
(life) |
| El tiempo está a favor de los pequeños |
1982 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Jazz-pop |
|
Mixolydian |
|
VII-I |
Simple,
diatonic |
Tríptico
II |
1984 |
Message
(solidarity with El Salvador) |
| Hombre |
1982 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Trova |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Silvio |
1992 |
Elegy
(Che) |
| Mi lecho esta tendido |
1982 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Major |
iii
(momentary) |
V-I |
Neighbor
chords in iv; chromatic sequences leading to Bm, other related keys |
Tríptico
I, III |
1984 |
Love
lost |
| El reparador de sueños |
1983 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Triptico
II |
1984 |
Childhood |
| El vigía |
1983 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Bolero |
|
Major |
vi |
V-I |
Ends
on VI (Picady third) |
Tríptico
II |
1984 |
Songwriting
(waiting for inspiration) |
| Yo te quiero libre |
1983 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
IV-(I-II#)-I |
Circle
of fifths |
Tríptico
III |
1984 |
Need
for freedom |
| Canción de invierno |
1984 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Mixolydian |
|
VII-I |
|
Tríptico
I |
1984 |
Love |
| Monólogo |
1984 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Silvio |
1992 |
Tribute
(old friend) |
| No hacen falta alas |
1984 |
Intro-Bridge-Verse-Bridge-Verse-Intro |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Causas
y azares |
1986 |
Philosophical
(simplicity) |
| Réquiem |
1984 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Minor |
III |
V-I |
emphasis
on bII; diminished chords as applied dominants; Verse has chromatically
declining bass line; ends on V |
Causas
y azares |
1986 |
Love
lost |
| Sueño de una noche de verano |
1984 |
Strophic
(with tag) |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Causas
y azares, Silvio en Chile II |
1986 |
Critique
(watchfulness for US attack) |
| Te conozco |
1984 |
Verse-Chorus |
6/8 |
Pop |
|
Major |
vi
(temporary) |
V-I |
|
Causas
y azares |
1986 |
Love |
| Tu fantasma |
1984 |
Verse-Bridge |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
bIII
in part 1 |
VII-V6-I |
|
Tríptico
III |
1984 |
Love
lost |
| Causas y azares |
1986 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Timba |
Guajeos,
etc. |
Major |
vi
(Chorus) |
V-I,
VI-VII-i |
|
Causas
y azares, Silvio en Chile I |
1986 |
Philosophical
(fate) |
| Con un poco de amor |
1986 |
Verse-Chorus-Bridge-Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Jazz-pop |
Cinquillo |
Major |
|
V-I |
Verse
in V, Chorus in I; chromatically descending bass line in chorus |
Oh,
melancolía |
1988 |
Philosophical
(love) |
| Locuras |
1986 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Bolero |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
passing/neighbor
chords on bVII, bIII |
Oh,
melancolía |
1988 |
Philosophical
(life) |
| Compañera |
1987 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Substitution
of iv in some places |
Silvio |
1992 |
Songwriting |
| Cuando yo era un enano |
1987 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Jazz-pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
II#
at end of second line of Verse, chorus; VI# at end of Verse |
Oh,
melancolía |
1988 |
Childhood |
| Eva |
1987 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-i |
|
Oh,
melancolía |
1988 |
Feminism |
| Oh, melancolía |
1987 |
Verse-Bridge-Chorus-Verse |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Major |
Chorus
plays same/similar sequence in E, F#, Ab, Bb |
V-I |
Starts
with 2nd movement Adagio Cantabile of Beethoven's Pathetique Piano Sonata;
many progressions by thirds; uses common-tone progression from Eb->B to
get back to E, tonic |
Oh,
melancolía, Silvio en Chile II |
1988 |
Melancholy |
| Sueño valseado |
1987 |
Bipartite |
4/4, 3/4 |
Son
(pt 2) |
Tresillo
(pt 2) |
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Mariposas |
1999 |
Dream
(love) |
| Canción de navidad |
1988 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Diatonic,
repeating progressions |
Rodríguez |
1994 |
Personal
(festivities) |
| El extraño caso de las damas de África |
1988 |
Verse-Montuno |
4/4 |
Afropop |
|
Major |
|
V-I,
V-IV-I |
|
Oh,
melancolía |
1988 |
Philosophical
(allegory on consumption) |
| En busca de un sueño |
1988 |
Verse-Bridge |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Descartes |
1998 |
Philosophical
(dreams) |
| Entre el espanto y la ternura |
1988 |
Strophic |
6/8 |
Choral |
|
Minor |
VI,
III |
V-I |
bII |
Oh,
melancolía |
1988 |
Philosophical
(life) |
| Esta es la vida |
1988 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse-Chorus-Bridge-End |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Mixolydian |
V
(Chorus) |
V-I |
Circle
of fourths (VII-IV-I) in chorus; VII also approached through circle of fifths
(I-V-VII) |
Descartes |
1998 |
Life |
| La Resurrección |
1988 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Jazz-pop |
|
Minor |
|
iv-VI-i |
|
Silvio
en Chile II |
1991 |
Critique
(the oppressed) |
| El problema |
1989 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Minor |
III |
V/III-i64;
IACs for other keys |
Verse
ends with deceptive cadence to i instead of III; Ends on V |
Rodríguez |
1994 |
Philosophical
(need for love) |
| El necio |
1991 |
Verse-Chorus |
6/8 |
Folk-rock |
|
Minor |
III
(Chorus) |
iv-i,
#ivo-i, bII-i |
Substitution
of IV; lack of PAC |
Silvio |
1992 |
Critique
(Cuban resistance to post-Communist assimilation) |
| Flores nocturnas |
1991 |
Verse-Chorus |
6/8 |
Folk |
|
Mixolydian |
|
V-I |
VII,
bII; fleeting changes |
Rodríguez |
1994 |
Critique
(prostitution) |
| Y Mariana |
1991 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Chorus
ends on V; song ends IV-I |
Silvio |
1992 |
Childhood
(growing up) |
| Abracadabra |
1992 |
Verse-Prechorus-Chorus-Verse |
12/8 |
Folk |
|
Dorian/Major |
|
V-I
(reentry into verse) |
Shifts
back and forth between C and Eb; sudden tritone shifts (D-Ab) |
Silvio |
1992 |
Critique
(misuse of beliefs) |
| La desilusión |
1992 |
Verse
with Refrain |
12/8 |
Folk |
|
Major |
IV,
vi |
V-I |
Substitution
with VI# (desilusión), II# |
Silvio |
1992 |
Critique
(tourism) |
| Quién fuera |
1992 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Silvio |
1992 |
Tribute
(Chico Buarque) |
| Trova de Edgardo |
1992 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Trova |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
V-I |
bVI,
Aug6/ii as passing chords |
Silvio |
1992 |
Tribute
(Edgar Allan Poe) |
| Casiopea |
1993 |
Verse
(ABA)-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Trova |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
V-I |
Substitutions
of II#, iv |
Rodríguez |
1994 |
Solitude;
Cuba in special period |
| Del sueño a la poesía |
1993 |
Bipartite |
6/8 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
ii-I-V |
bIII-bVII-bVI-V
at end of verse; falling fourths progression; ends on V |
Rodríguez |
1994 |
Dream |
| Desnuda y con sombrilla |
1993 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Folk |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Rodríguez |
1994 |
Love
(eroticism) |
| Escaramujo |
1993 |
Verse-Prechorus-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk-rock |
Anticipated
bass |
Major |
|
V-I |
Chorus
mostly repeats I-IV-V |
Rodríguez |
1994 |
Childhood
(questioning) |
| La vida |
1993 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
6/8 |
Bolero |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
neighbor
chord on C (bVII) |
Rodríguez |
1994 |
Philosophical
(life) |
| Debo |
1994 |
Verse-Bridge-Verse |
4/4 |
Trova |
|
Minor |
I
(parallel Major, Bridge) |
V-I |
II#;
picardy third |
Rodríguez |
1994 |
Philosophical
(simplicity) |
| Reino de todavía |
1994 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk/Rock
(Chorus) |
Tresillo |
Mixolydian |
|
v-VII-I |
double-plagal
(VII-IV-I) |
Domínguez |
1996 |
Critique
(encroaching capitalism) |
| Ala de colibri |
1995 |
Verse-Chorus
(with improvised refrain) |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Substitution
of II# (colibríes/natural); some diminished chords |
Domínguez |
1996 |
Philosophical
(inclusivity, community); reference to song sung by Garay |
| Vida y otras cuestiones |
1995 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Bolero |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Descartes |
1998 |
Philosophical
(life) |
| Me quieren |
1996 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Blues |
|
Blues
scale |
|
V-IV-I |
Simple,
repeating |
Domínguez |
1996 |
Demands
(critics, fans) |
| Paladar |
1996 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Bolero |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
Dedicated
to Marta Valdés; subsituttion of iv |
Domínguez |
1996 |
Critique
(Special Period, high prices) |
| Se demora |
1996 |
Verse-Bridge-Chorus-Tag |
6/8 |
Pop |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Domínguez |
1996 |
Personal
(annoyances) |
| Rosana |
1997 |
Strophic
(montuno tag) |
4/4 |
Son |
Tresillo
in bass, clave in 2nd verse, modified cinquillo in guitar |
Minor |
|
V-i |
|
Descartes |
1998 |
Love
lost |
| Derecho humano |
1999 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
ii |
V-I |
|
Mariposas |
1999 |
Personal
(right to be treated as a human rather than a star) |
| Olivia |
1999 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-IV-I |
Substitutions
of v, iv, II# |
Mariposas |
1999 |
Solitude |
| Y tantos huesos chocaran |
1999 |
Verse-Prechorus-Chorus |
4/4 |
Folk |
Tresillo |
Blues
scale |
|
bIII-bVII-IV-I |
bVI
in Verse |
Mariposas |
1999 |
Critique |
| Expedición |
2000 |
Verse-Chorus |
4/4 |
Canción |
|
Major |
|
V-I |
|
Expedición |
2002 |
Events
(Elián González) |
| Totí |
2002 |
A-B-C-Chorus |
4/4 |
Son |
Tresillo |
Major |
|
V-I |
A
has double plagal |
Expedición |
2002 |
Nature
(Bird) |
| Cita con ángeles |
2003 |
Strophic |
4/4 |
Folk |
|
Major |
|
V-IV-I,
bVII-V65-I |
bVII;
melodic descent; repeating progression |
Cita
con ángeles |
2003 |
Events
(assassinations) |