{"product_id":"masters-of-contemporary-brazilian-song-9780292765504","title":"Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA critical study of MPB (música popular brasileira), a term that refers to varieties of urban popular music of the 1960s and 1970s, incorporating samba, Bossa Nova, and new materials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Perrone analyzed hundreds of contemporary song texts to provide English readers with a window into the very important musical-poetic world of contemporary and artistic Brazil. The book is informative, easy to read, and of great value in understanding many sociological aspects of Brazil's recent history.\"--Hispanic American Historical Review \"Perrone's highly competent, well-written, and informative work is the first full-length study in English of contemporary Brazilian popular music. After a brief historical overview of this music, the author ... offers an in-depth discussion of the careers and works of six major songwriter\/performers of the 1965--1985 period: Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento, Joao Bosco, and Aldir Blanc... The book also includes a useful bibliography and discography, an index, and good photographs that will make the topic come alive... Highly recommended.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction. Brazilian Popular Music, MPB, and Song Literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Chico Buarque: A Unanimous Construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Other Words and Other Worlds of Caetano Veloso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Gilberto Gil: Guidance and Afro-Brazilliance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Milton Nascimento: Sallies and Banners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. João Bosco and Aldir Blanc: The Drunkard and the Tightrope Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion. MPB: Muse, Protest, and Beat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePermissions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MU - University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515395105111,"sku":"9780292765504","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/masters-of-contemporary-brazilian-song-9780292765504","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}