Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) was one of the leading composers of nationalism in the 20th century in Brazil. He has been recognized for his achievement in creating unique compositional styles in which contemporary European techniques such as Impressionism and reinterpreted elements of national music are combined. He collected many original folk tunes through trips to the various areas of Brazil. Villa-Lobos introduced the South American music to the West by using both materials of western contemporary music such as Impressionism and folk tunes of Brazil originating from Africa and Portugal in his piano music, Prole do Bebê, series 1, W. 140 (1918) simultaneously. This piece shows his tendency of nationalism and became the driving force in the development of Brazilian nationalism. This study will focus on …show more content…
His father, Raúl Villa-Lobos, was an employee of the National Library and an amateur musician. Although he rejected formal schooling, he had the benefit of his father on his music education. Villa-Lobos attended rehearsals, concerts and operas with his father and also learned how to play instruments from him. Despite being exposed to classical music, he was attracted by city's popular music playing a guitar, which lasted influence on his work. It seems clear that he was destined to become a musician, but he was expected by his family to study medicine, but he didn’t have any interest in it. After the death of his father in 1899, Villa-Lobos immersed himself fully in playing on Rio's street as a guitarist. In his later teenage years, he played the cello in the Teatro Recreio, in hotels, and in the Odeon cinema, where he met some musicians of popular music of the time, including Ernesto Nazareth, Eduardo das Neves and Anacleto de Medeiros and listened to chorões music. The chorões music that he experienced at that time especially fascinated him and remained of interest to him throughout his lifetime. In 1905 to 1913, Villa-Lobos traveled to the
Canciones de arargue, or songs of bitterness – was the original name for the creolized form Bachata. Many closely associate Bachata with the other Caribbean styles of the African diaspora such as merengue and son. In Intro to Music Cultures of the World we were tasked with attending a world music concert. I chose to attend a Bachata concert because I already had an interest in Caribbean music. The concert was not as I had expected, but was rather intriguing and thoroughly enjoyable. In this report I hope to analyze Bachata’s roots, report on its concert style, and compare it to another piece in the genre.
In the written piece “Noble Savages” by John Hemming he give an historic account of different European adventures in the Brazilian mainland. He also tells some of the stories about the Brazilian people that were taken back to Europe about the savages’ way of life.
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Larry Rohter was a journalist in Brazil for 14 years and from his experiences he offers in this book some unique insights into Brazilian history, politics, culture and more. In 10 topical chapters Rohter’s easy-to-read book provides a look at Brazilian history and the extraordinary changes the country has undergone -- and is still undergoing. Rother covers many significant issues, but several stand out more than others. Namely: the country’s history, culture, politics, and finally its economy/natural wealth.
To better understand why samba represents the Brazilian’s national identity, one has to understand the history of Brazil and samba. Samba can be heard all throughout Brazil. It is a musical genre complemented by song and dance that includes a group of percussion instruments and guitar. The puxador (lead singer) starts the samba, occasionally singing the same song for hours at a time. The obligation of maintaining thousands of voices in time with the drum rests on his shoulders. Bit by bit, the other members of the escola (samba group) come in, and with a whistle from the mestre de bateria (percussion conductor) - the most exciting moment of the parade occurs as the percussion section crashes in. The surdos (bass drums) keep the 2 / 4 meter, while caixas (snare drums) and tamborins accent the second beat. This percussion ensemble, speak of as the 'bateria', frequently includes instruments such as the agogo (double bell) and reco-reco (scraper), as well as the prato, repique, pandeiro, tamborim, and ganzathe. The only stringed instrument is the great pitched cavaquinho (ukulele). Together these instruments combine to create polyrhythms that cross and align, contrast and reinforce with each other in an animated style less formal than marcha or maxixe. Couples often dance to samba in physically tight, close movements similar to the lambada and l...
The film touches on the history of Palmares as a community of resistance to the oppressive institution of slavery in Brazil. Quilombos provides the viewer with a window into the life of someone living in Palmares during the 17th century. Today, the community of Palmares is a symbol for the continued resistance by Afro-Brazilians against slavery as well as an active choice for freedom and equality in Brazil. Palmares, even at its end, became an inspiration for other quilombo communities, not only because it was one of the first, but because of the strength and duration of the fight it put up against the Portuguese. Palmares represented tolerance and harmony for Africans, and still is an inspiration to Brazilians today. The film presents a historical context for Palmares’ social, political and religious preservation of African culture, as well as an analysis of this context for the purpose of understanding Palmares’ role in Brazilian history. Quilombos not only unveils the political and social structure of Palmares but also its place as a resistance to slavery and racial oppression. Palmares’ internal structure resembled that of African Kingdoms in that it was a version of a confederacy with a ruler presiding over the community. Palmares made its mark in Brazilian history as one of the earliest and largest quilombos, able to
In this paper, I will to share with you the importance of Cumbia music as an expression of culture and national pride for Colombians. Cumbia is a dance that evokes legendary ancestors, that has been passed from generation to generation.
A legend shot by the cartel May 31, 1992, what caused this outcome? Born August 30, 1960 in Culiacan Mexico, Rosalino "Chalino" Sanchez is a stellar artist, composer, and singer. A legend who we all remember and heard of at least once in our life was shot by the cartel. Chalino sang a genre called narcocorridos, but this was not why he got killed. To understand "Chalino's" death threat and why he got killed, you need to research deep into his songs.
Alcohol abuse, psychological abuse,and poverty are some factors that lead Luis Garavito Cubillos to be the world’s worst rapist and serial killer. Cubillos, also known as “the beast” needed to feel god like. He had the worst fantasies but the fantasies were better than real life. He would recreate the murders and soon about 172 young boys became victims of him.
Machado de Assis' " The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas" provides an excellent reflection on societal attitudes towards manual labor in 19th-century Brazil. Through the life of its protagonist, Brás Cubas, the novel offers insights into the complex interplay between social status, productivity, and the disdain for physical work prevalent among the Brazilian elite. By analyzing key passages and finding context within the historical framework of Brazil's transition from colonialism to modernity, we can show and prove Machado de Assis' commentary on the perceptions of manual labor within the upper classes’ life and ideas about Brazilian society. Brás Cubas, a member of the Brazilian aristocracy, epitomizes the prevailing disdain towards manual
The world music phenomenon has been shaped and has evolved overtime. Its distribution has affected much of today’s music. Nueva Canción is one genre that has a deep historical story, of which gives us understanding of how the people and events of history influenced the way music is today by globalisation, migration and commodification and their political and social struggles of which they endured and found hope through their music. Many people worked together to get through this upheaval, and even when some were persecuted for what they stood for, they persevered. The music that came from this revolution is a testimony for their memorable work, making this genre of world music significant and worthy of recognition and respect.
Latin Music is combination of all types of sounds, rhythms, beats, and vocals. This type of music is the product of influences of different cultures from different periods and the behavior of society due to the Columbus exploration of the Americas. Many things were exchange and adapted because of this. Even though there were a lot of tragic and traumatizing events that happened the development of Latin music was one of the positive things that happened. This essay is going to be about the History of Latin music and how it has become very popular in America and the World.
The Latin American music scene is an amazingly diverse, engaging and entertaining music culture. Thomas (2011) explains, “…Latin American music has engaged in ongoing dialogue and cultural exchange that has profoundly affected music making in Europe and the United States and, more recently, in Africa and Asia as well”. This paper will be describing different aspects of the music culture from its musical features, to the historical aspect of this interesting music culture. Also, I will discuss a personal experience with Latin American music. After researching the music culture, I attended a concert performed by Boogat, an Emmy award nominated Latin American musician from Quebec who has toured all over North America.
Nelson Mandela once stated, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” Today’s society is based on self-centered ideas such as: how their individual freedom is being limited for the benefit of others. Furthermore, public health should be considered when developing ideas of how one can express all aspects of the freedom they have been granted with. Freedom is often defined as the rights someone has that they can use without restraint. Furthermore, when those rights are limited many people become upset because they believe they are entitled to do what they please without regarding anybody else’s opinions, thoughts,health, etc.