Music and Brazilian Country Culture in the Orchestra the Brazilian ten-string guitar.

• Grant number: 11/04816-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2012
• End date: August 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Music
• Principal Investigator: José Roberto Zan
• Grantee: Renato Cardinali Pedro
• Host Institution: Instituto de Artes (IA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The research aims to investigate the Orquestra de Viola Amigos Violeiros de São Carlos, a musical institution in social non-profit. The orchestra brings together around forty people, predominantly male, engaged in the practice of Brazilian ten Strings Guitar . It is intended to study the inter-personal relationships within the group, and musical aspects of the production of the orchestra. It is a study supported in ethnomusicology and ethnographic methods that seeks to understand the meanings behind the actions of individuals involved with the institution, its representations and its music production.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

PEDRO, Renato Cardinali. A brazilian ten-string guitar orchestra from the city of São Carlos. 2013. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Artes Campinas, SP.