Horizontal and vertical structures

Pixinguinha and K-Ximbinho’s models of improvisation in the Brazilian Music

Authors

  • Paula Veneziano Valente University of São Paulo (USP) (Brazil)

Keywords:

K-Ximbinho, Pixinguinha, Brazilian choro, Popular music, Improvisation, Music analysis

Abstract

Analysis of the improvisation procedures of Brazilian instrumentalists Pixinguinha in 1 x 0 (One to zero; 1947) and K-Ximbinho in Velhos Companheiros (Old pals; 1981). A comparison of differences and similarities in their approaches reveals a preference for horizontal or vertical stylistic models.

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Author Biography

Paula Veneziano Valente, University of São Paulo (USP) (Brazil)

Graduated in Composition and Conducting at UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista), Master at USP, saxophonist and flutist of São Paulo State Symphony Jazz Orchestra since 1990. In the teaching area, she is a saxophone teacher and coordinator of popular winds at EMESP - Tom Jobim (former Universidade Livre de Música-ULM).

References

BAILEY, Derek, Improvisation, its nature and practice in music, England Ashbourne: Da Capo Press, 1993.

BERTON, Cesar Gabriel. Inventividade melódica: Uma outra abordagem das técnicas de análise, composição e improvisação em música popular. Campinas: Unicamp (dissertação), 2005.

CABRAL, Sérgio. Pixinguinha: Vida e obra. Rio de Janeiro: Lumiar Editora,1997.

NAPOLITANO, Marcos. História e Música – história cultural da música popular. Belo Horizonte: Autêntica, 2002.

RUSSELL, George - Lidian Cromatic Concept of Tonal Organization - Concept Publish Company, 40 Shepard Street; Cambridge, MA 02138, 2001.

VALENTE, Paula Veneziano. Horizontalidade e Verticalidade: dois modelos de improvisação no choro brasileiro. São Paulo: Eca/Usp, (Dissertação), 2009.

Referências sonoras

K-XIMBINHO. Saudades de um clarinete. K-Ximbinho: composição, regência e clarinete. São Paulo: Gravadora Eldorado,1981 (CD digital estéreo).

PIXINGUINHA: 100 Anos. BMG, 1997.

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Published

2011-01-10

How to Cite

Valente, Paula Veneziano. 2011. “Horizontal and Vertical Structures: Pixinguinha and K-Ximbinho’s Models of Improvisation in the Brazilian Music”. Per Musi, no. 23 (January):1-8. https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/permusi/article/view/42680.

Issue

No. 23 (2011): General Topics

Section

Articles in Portuguese/Spanish

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