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Jun 9, 2014 · The Music of Brazil contains over seventy musical examples representing musical idiom and form throughout recent history. A useful glossary introduces the reader to the key terms of Brazilian music, from agogô —a percussion instrument composed of two bells—to xocalho —a wooden or metal rattler.
Oct 26, 2023 · An expert overview of the substantial variety in art, folk, and popular music (both song and dance-related) of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including foundational genres, samba, and contemporary developments. There are dozens of cross references to genres and artists.
Jan 1, 2014 · Made in Brazil: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of twentieth-century Brazilian popular music.
This paper presents an analysis of the literature on Brazilian music written in English and developed by Anglo-American researchers. Based on a critical reading of texts published in books dedicated…
In this course students will learn about the musical heritage Africans brought to Brazil and how through forced conversion and cultural adaptation, their traditions quickly syncretized into distinct Afro-Brazilian artistic expressions.
- Ricardo Pessanha
The Music of Brazil I. Brazilian music gets its distinct sound from three different cultures: the Indigenous peoples, the Portuguese settlers, and the African slaves.
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This original study focuses on the music of Japanese immigrants in Brazil, particularly from Okinawa, and the diffusion of koto and its music (and of Japanese classical music in general) in the country.
