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This book provides professional musicologists and music lovers alike with a clear outline of the major trends, important composers, and currents of thought that have shaped the folk, popular, and art music that are an important part of Brazil's unique cul

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"... excellent coverage of the entire [Brazilian] scene, both historical and musical, and of the relationship of the music to its cultural context." Gilbert Chase "... invaluable for anyone interested in the musical culture of Brazil." Journal of American Folklore

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Music in the Colony
  • 2. The Braganças in Brazil
  • 3. The Awakening of Nationalism
  • 4. Folk, Popular, and Art Music
  • 5. The Nationalist Composers
  • 6. After Modernismo
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

The Music of Brazil

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/1983
      ISBN13: 9780292751118, 978-0292751118
      ISBN10: 0292751117

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book provides professional musicologists and music lovers alike with a clear outline of the major trends, important composers, and currents of thought that have shaped the folk, popular, and art music that are an important part of Brazil's unique cul

      Trade Review
      "... excellent coverage of the entire [Brazilian] scene, both historical and musical, and of the relationship of the music to its cultural context." Gilbert Chase "... invaluable for anyone interested in the musical culture of Brazil." Journal of American Folklore

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • 1. Music in the Colony
      • 2. The Braganças in Brazil
      • 3. The Awakening of Nationalism
      • 4. Folk, Popular, and Art Music
      • 5. The Nationalist Composers
      • 6. After Modernismo
      • Notes
      • Glossary
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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