From ‘being alone’ to ‘just being'

an analysis of the song ‘Preciso aprender a só ser’ by Gilberto Gil and its (con)texts

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https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2021.33529

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Gilberto Gil, Intertextuality, Song analysis

Abstract

This paper undertakes an analysis of the song Preciso aprender a só ser (1973) by Gilberto Gil, evincing the links established by him between his composition and the song Preciso aprender a ser só (1965), by Marcos and Paulo Sérgio Valle. Through the analysis of the lyrics, the harmony and concepts from intertextuality studies, we seek to understand how Gil operated on these structures, aiming to replace the 'being alone' (ser só) for 'just being' (só ser) in different levels of the song. Preciso aprender a só ser is also construed in the context of the symbolic show Gilberto Gil presented at USP in 1973, in order to contextualize the song from the socio-political reality inherent in the presentation.

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Vinícius Rangel Souto, State University of Campinas, Brazil

He holds a BA in Music - Qualification in Brazilian Popular Music (Arrangement) from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro - UNIRIO (2019) and in Production Engineering from the Estácio de Sá University (2018), with a monograph on the current streaming model in the music market. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Music at the State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, where he is also part of the Popular Music: History, Production and Language research group. He has experience in the field of Arts, working mainly on the theme of Brazilian Popular Music. Acts as guitarist, arranger and private music teacher.

Almir Côrtes Barreto, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Graduated in Instrument (Guitar) from the Federal University of Bahia - UFBA (2003), Master's (2006) and Doctorate (2012) in Music from the State University of Campinas - UNICAMP in the area of ​​Musical Performance. He did a one-year internship as a researcher/visiting artist at the Jazz Department at Jacob's School of Music at Indiana University (2010/PDEECAPES), and six months at the College of Creative Arts at San Francisco State University (2013/BEPEFAPESP). He is a member of the Campinas Philharmonic Orchestra of Violas. In 2005, he won the award for best instrumental music at the III Festival de Música Educadora FM / Bahia, with the composition Freveando. He has released six CDs and has performed concerts and workshops in Brazil and abroad, with special emphasis on his participation in events: Latin American Culture Celebration (2010), promoted by the Berklee School of Music and the Mandolin Symposium (2011, 2012) at the University of Santa Cruz, California USA. Between 2015/2016 he acted as Professor of popular guitar at the Federal University of Latin American Integration - UNILA; He was a Collaborating Professor at the Faculty of Music at UNICAMP, where he carried out Post-Doctoral research (FAPESP) and is a member of the Popular Music: History, Production and Language research group at the Instituto de Artes. He works mainly on the following themes: Brazilian instrumental music, popular music, choro, frevo, baião, improvisation, mandolin, cavaquinho, guitar, viola caipira and guitar. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Popular Music Analysis, Arrangement and Ensemble Practice at Instituto Villa Lobos at UNIRIO. He also works in the postgraduate course in Music, coordinates UNIRIO's Plucked String Orchestra, the webserie Villa de Sons and is a member of the research group Music: history, memory, collections.

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2021-10-07

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Souto, Vinícius Rangel, and Almir Côrtes Barreto. 2021. “From ‘being alone’ to ‘just being’: an Analysis of the Song ‘Preciso Aprender a Só ser’ by Gilberto Gil and Its (con)texts”. Per Musi, no. 41 (October):1-21. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2021.33529.

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No. 41 (2021): General Topics

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