Between Brazilian inland and the concert room: a Renato Andrade's work study

Author(s)

Vinícius Muniz Pereira

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Artes
• Defense date: 2011-08-29

Examining board members

José Roberto Zan; Esdras Rodrigues Silva; Ivan Vilela Pinto

• Advisor: José Roberto Zan

Abstract

In the 1970's, the composer and performer from Minas Gerais Renato Andrade releases his first record playing solo. It was called A fantástica viola de Renato Andrade. The album was made of instrumental compositions for viola caipira (Brazilian Ten String Guitar), an instrument that he played with a great virtuosity. This was the beginning of a one of a kind production in Brazil that ended up creating a new segment in the field of a genre known as "Música Caipira". As a result of the Brazilian's Popular Music formal and aesthetic transformations, ever since the seventies, Renato Andrade's work reflects the emergence of fine lines between the popular and the classical. In order to compose their plays, composers and musicians searched for Brazilian popular traditions so they could give to them "authenticity" and "legitimacy". At the same time, they adopt classic procedures to make the plays coherent and dense. This dissertation has the intent to explore Renato Andrade's work. It aims to expose the musical elements used in his compositions and his musical influences and tendencies and also, the construction of a specific style of the author, either through his music or through his ten string Brazilian guitar execution. To do that, we researched his biography and his music production in order to understand his creative procedures, his way to organize the musical materials in the Ten String Guitar and, finally, the consolidation of what we call his compositional language. On a second moment, we describe Renato Andrade as a performer: his performance on stage, and the construction of the "character" Renato Andrade (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 08/07902-1 - Between Brazilian Inland and the concert room: a Renato Andrade"s work study
• Grantee: Vinícius Muniz Pereira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master