1 BRAZILIAN PIANO MUSIC: PART II Dr. Shelly Moorman- Stahlman St. Louis Piano Teacher s Association moorman@lvc.edu; 717-269- 8623 November 13, 2015 www.shellymoormanstahlman.com UPDATES FROM LAST YEAR Have you been teaching the music of Chiquinha Gonzaga, Ernesto Nazareth, Lorenzo Fernandez, Villa- Lobos (especially pieces from the Guia pratico)? If not, please revisit the handout from last year for selected examples. Email me if you need a new copy of that handout. Good place to purchase music for Fernandez, Lorenzo Coleções de Lorenzo Fernandez. Irmão Vitale Publication Additional Easy Music Suite Infantil by Souza Lima Suite Infantil para Piano by Francisco Mignone *13 Pequenas Peças Brasileiras: Coletanea para o iniciante de piano by Moema Craviero Campos. Irmão Vitale publication. Best new find for easy/intermediate Brazilian music! Each piece is prefaced by a story about the style. Basically a history of Brazilian music. Brazilian Music for Piano, Part I: Choro; Part II: Samba and Bosso Nova Edited by Carlos Almada and Flavio Henrique Medeiras; Mel Bay Publication O Melhor da Musica Popular Brasileira; volume I. Edited by Mario Mascarenhas. Irmao Vitale Great source for popular music of Brazil. Historical pieces as well as more recent. All of the popular dance forms are included
2 PARAGUAY COMPOSER: Juan Carlos Morenzo Gonzales (1911-1983) Born into a family of intellects, he lost both legs in an accident during his youth and was drawn to music early. Received the Prize of Honor in 1929 in an Argentinian tango competition with his song Margaritas set to lyrics by western Argentinan poet, Coria Penaloza. During the period of 1950-1960 s, he created a series of popular Paraguayan Zarzuelas, genre between operetta and musical comedy. His works were modeled on Spanish zarzuela. He used Paraguyan folk and country themes, music, dances as his inspiration. Tres Piezas para Piano published by Centro Cultural el Cabildo Nocturno de Primavera El Canto del Artista Email me if you would like this music and I will send you copies. SELECTED NEW PIECES INSPIRED BY THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935) Sururu na Cidade O Melhor de Zequinha Abreu; Irmão Pub. Heitor Villa- Lobos (1887-1959) Branquinha- A boneca de louca Whitey, the Porcelain Doll First piece from Prole do bebé (Baby s Family)(Pianist, Bruna Marinho) Preludio da Bachiana Brasileira no. 4 The Bachaians Brasileiras are 9 pieces which take the forms and nationalisms of choros and add composer s love of Bach Idílio na Rede (Henrique Segala, pianista) First movement of the Flora Suite (Idyll in the Hammock) Suite written in 1917-1918 under the influence of Debussy and Faure. Impressionistic in style A Lenda do Caboclo The word Caboclo means a man of mixed Indian and Portuguese ancestry. Lives in northern Brazil where there is intense tropical heat. In such a climate, motion is slow and unnecessary activities are avoided. Piano Music of Villa- Lobos: A New Edition Revised and Edited by Composer. Consolidated Music Publication. (Includes both of the above as well as volume 8 and 9 of the Guia Publications that we discussed last year.
3 The examples last year were from earlier volumes that were easier. Volume 8 and 9 are more upper intermediate or advanced) O Piano e a Criança; Irmão pub. (This collection includes the vast majority of music suitable for children and youth) Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) The students highly recommend all of the Valses de Esquina 12 waltzes written between 1938-1943 Valse de Esquina n. 8 Dansa Campestre Caixinha de Brinquedos #5 Congada by Francisco Mignone (notes by Erica Yanney) Francisco Mignone lived from 1897 to 1986. He was a pianist, flutist and conductor. Very active in the popular music scene when he was a teenager, he played flute in choro groups and conducted orchestras. When working on popular music he used the pseudonym of Chico Bororo. After graduating in Brazil he studied in Italy for nine years. He wrote for piano, voice, chamber groups, choirs and orchestras. His compositions are generally divided into three phases: First phase- Italian influenced, second phase- nationalist, and third phase- eclectic, including polytonal and atonal elements. Congada is part of his second phase in which the Brazilian folklore was the source of inspiration. Congada is a dance/processional/dramatic presentation that narrates the story of an African Kingdom in a war to convert non- Christians. In the war the Prince dies and is resurrected. This processional/drama was generally presented by slaves on the streets and used as a way of catechism by the slave owners. For the slaves, it was a way to feel valued and important and an outlet for the expression of their African heritage. Machado in her text, An Examination of Selected Piano Works by Francisco Mignone, Lorenzo Fernandez and Marlos Nobre Using the Corresponding Brazilian Dances as a Guide to Their Performance suggests that we think of the piece as divided in 5 parts: 1- the first part in C Major corresponding to a description of the African kingdom, 2- the second part in Ab Major, corresponding to the crossing of the border, 3- the third part in E Major, corresponding to the conflict, 4- the fourth part in G Major, corresponding to the death and resurrection of the Prince and, 5- the fifth part in C Major, corresponding to the Final celebration. Arnaldo Rebello (1905-1984) Born in Manaus, Amazonas in 1984. Studied at Conservatorio Nacional in Rio de Janeiro. Studied in Paris with Robert Casadesus. Became Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 1953. Composed mostly for piano and voice. His music included styles typical of the Amazonas and regions of the North. Lundu Amazonense; Ricordi publication
4 Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1933) Born in Tiete, São Paulo and registered at birth as Mozart Guarnieri. Studied piano and composition at São Paulo Conservatório. Also studied in Paris with Charles Koechlin. His works have received acclimation in United States and he has conducted his works in NY, Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago. Conductor of the São Paulo Orchestra, member of the Academic Brasileira de Musica, and Director of the São Paulo Conservatório, where he taught composition and orchestral conducting. In 1993, he was awarded the Gabriela Mistral Prize by the Organization of American States as the greatest contemporary composer of the Americas. Wrote 2 operas, 6 symphonies, overtures, suites, piano and violin concertos, string quartets and sonatas. Ponteio 49 (Pianist, Gabriel Barbieri) Ricordi Press Valse #9; Ricordi Press Guerra- Peixe (1914-1993) Composed for piano, voice, film, chamber music, and arrangements Choro from First Suite Infantil #3 A Noite sem Estrelas from O Gato Malhado Minisculas V His Tropical Preludes are very popular Guerre- Peixe: Composições para Piano. Irmão Vitale Claudio Santoro (1919-1989) Born in Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas. Studied at Conservatório Brasileiro de Música in Rio de Janeiro. Founder and principal of the Chamber Orchestra s of Radio MEC and the University of Brasilia, the Symphonic Orchestra of the Radio Club of Brazil and the National Theater of Brasilia. Invited to be the Resident Artist of Berlin and Resident Artist of the Brahms House Preludios Other examples of Brazilian composers Alexandre Levy (1864-1892) Variações sobre um tema popular brasileiro Pixinguinha (1897-1973) Ary Barroso (1903-1964) Luiz Gonzaga (1912-1989)
5 Gilberto Mendes (Born in Santos in 1922. Studied in Darmstadt under Boulez and Stockhausen. His compositions include cantatas, motets, orchestral music, solo works. He taught at University of Wisconsin- Madison, University of Texas, and in São Paulo) Estudo de Sintese (Bruna) Edmundo Villani- Cortes (1930) Chico Buarque (1944) Ronaldo Miranda (1948) Chico Buarque (1944) and Edu Lobos (1943) Tim Maia (1942-1998) Known for his soul, funk, disco, bossa nova, rock, and jazz styles E primavera Amaral Vieira (1952) Dimitri Cervo (1968) Fulvio Ferrari (1974) Olsvaldo Lacerda: (Studied with Copland, Giannini, and Guarnieri. Uses popular music and Brazilian folk music to create his works) Brasilianas no. 1-9. Irmãos Vitale A Carlos Gomes Buarany Ricordi Netto, Barrozo Bailado das Borboletas from 7 Peças Características. Arthur Napoleao edition.
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