A brazilian ten-string guitar orchestra from the city of São Carlos

Author(s)

Renato Cardinali Pedro

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Artes
• Defense date: 2013-08-30

Examining board members

José Roberto Zan; Alberto Tsuyoshi Ikeda; Jorge Luiz Schroeder

• Advisor: José Roberto Zan

Abstract

This work is the result of the research conducted on the Orchestra Amigos Violeiros of São Carlos. A non-profit and social musical formation dedicated to the practice of Brazilian ten-string guitar. The main focus was to investigate how the involvement with the Orchestra activates identification aspects of these subjects with the caipira culture and Brazilian country music. Therefore, it was used ethnographic and ethnomusicological methods that seeks to understand the meanings behind the actions of those involved with the musical formation, its representations and musical practice. The procedures carried out for data collection were participant observation of rehearsals and performances of the group, recorded in the field notebook, interviews and audio and video recordings. Besides, it was discussed historical aspects of the viola, the caipira culture, the Brazilian country musical segment as well as the formation and development of the Orchestra. From the data analysis, it was identified how the involvement of the members in the group and their musical practice activates identification aspects of these subjects with what they consider to be the caipira culture (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/04816-0 - Music and Brazilian Country Culture in the Orchestra the Brazilian ten-string guitar.
• Grantee: Renato Cardinali Pedro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master