Music: El Cuarto de Tula - Buena Vista Social Club

Tone Colour:

12 String Cuban Guitar

Texture:

The texture is generally homophonic; melody and accompaniment with the main male vocals holding the melody and the instruments and other singers holding the accompaniment.
However, the texture isn't homophonic the whole way through; in the intro it is monophonic as only the 12 string guitar plays and at 3.34 only the guitar plays as the caller and the rest of the band as the responders.
The texture is fairly dense and full with the exception of the monophonic guitar sections.

Pitch:

The melody and the accompaniment both move in steps
The range of the melody is not very broad. It generally stays in the 'tender range'. This is the same for the accompanying vocals
The back up vocals rhythm at 0.36 is repeated several times throughout the song, usually in a call and response with the main vocals.

Duration:

Maracas play repeated ostinato; quavers in one hand and then the right hand plays on every beat
Double Bass plays; long short, long short, long short on beats 'and 2' and 'and 4'

Dynamics and Expressive Techniques:

There aren't really any dynamics in this piece except when the guy plays the guitar without looking; the dynamics soften a little to the thinner texture
At the beginning the guitar uses slides, turns and runs.

Structure: