Music A-Level
Fado and Saudade
What Fado and Saudade means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Fado and Saudade
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Fado is characterised by its expressive, melancholic vocal style, and saudade is the profound sense of longing central to it that dictates the expressive vocal performance.
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