Brazilian Music in Focus
Cannibalizing the World
 Foreign Cultural Sources
 Local, National, Foreign Mixtures
 Reinterpreting Local Tradition
Musical Instruments of Brazil
 Associations/Stereotypes
 Amerindian Flutes
 European Guitars
 African Drums
Stringed Instruments
Stringed
Instruments
Violão (six string guitar)
Violão de sete cordas
(seven string guitar)
Stringed
Instruments
Violão
Diego Figueiredo
YouTube Example
Paulo Martelli
Stringed
Instruments
Violas
Violas Dinâmicas
Stringed
Instruments
Violas
Cavaquinho
YouTube
Stringed
Instruments
Cavaquinho
Stringed
Instruments
Bandolim
Stringed
Instruments
Rabeca
Stringed
Instruments
Berimbau
Woodwinds, Brass,
Aerophones
Woodwinds, Brass,
Aerophones
Gaita
Woodwinds, Brass,
Aerophones
Pífanos
Woodwinds, Brass,
Aerophones
Requinta
Woodwinds, Brass,
Aerophones
Trumpets
Trombones
Woodwinds, Brass,
Aerophones
Accordion
Percussion
Percussion
Repinique
Tamborim
Tarol
Agogô
Percussion
Cuíca
Surdo
Pandeiro
Percussion
Atabaque
Lê
Rumpi
Rum
Percussion
Zabumba
Pandeiro
Pandeiro as National
Instrument
 Musical Versatility
 Rhythm
 Timbres
 Synthesis
 Commonplace and Widespread
– National
– Elite and Vernacular
 Intercultural Mediation
Pandeiro Contexts
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Devotional Processions
Dramatic Dances
Carnival
Popular Music Traditions
João da Baiana
(1887-1974)
 Rio de Janeiro
 Interclass connections
Marcos
Suzano
 Virtuosity
 Technology
 Local/Global
influences
YouTube
Brazilian Carnival
and the Samba
 Rio de Janeiro’s Samba Schools
 National impact 1930s and 1940s
 Popular Music Recordings
Carnival in NineteenthCentury Brazil
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Entrudo
Masquerade Balls
Outdoor Parades
Military and Civic Bands
String and Wind Bands
in Carnival
 Ranchos and Blocos Carnavalescos
 Pau e Corda (wood and string)
– Guitar, violin, mandolin
– Flute, clarinet
– Pandeiro
Black Carnival Traditions
 Maracatu
 Afoxé
 Escola de
Samba
Folk/Popular Music
 Euro-Brazilian Country Roots
– Forró
– Música Sertaneja
 Afro-Brazilian Roots
– Candomblé
– Samba
– Côco
National Popular Music
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Lundu/Modinha
Maxixe
Samba
MPB
Regional
– Baião/Forró (Northeast)
– Música Sertaneja (South)