The Witch and the Maestro

the musical collaboration between Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Tom Jobim

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2024.49464

Keywords:

solo guitar, arrangements for guitar, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Brazilian Popular Music

Abstract

The aim of this article is to describe the milestones in the relationship between guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima and composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. Over more than a decade, the two cultivated a fruitful musical collaboration fueled by mutual admiration. Starting with their joint work on solo guitar arrangements of Jobim's songs, a friendship was established and it had positive impacts on both of their trajectories: through Barbosa-Lima's hands, Jobim was definitively incorporated into the classical guitar repertoire, and through Jobim, Barbosa-Lima gained greater visibility among jazz and popular music audiences, including in Brazil. From this collaboration emerged the project to compose a "Concerto for guitar and orchestra," which, although not realized, demonstrates how stimulating the connection between the guitar brujo and the Sovereign Maestro was.

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Author Biographies

Ines Loureiro, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences (University of São Paulo) and in Psychology (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo). Lato Sensu Postgraduate in "Guitar: pedagogy and performance" (Faculdades Santa Marcelina). PhD in Clinical Psychology (PUC-SP). Post-Doctoral Resident in Music (Federal University of Minas Gerais).

Flávio Terrigno Barbeitas , Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music from UFRJ and his PhD in Literary Studies from UFMG and Università di Bologna (Italy). Flavio Barbeitas is full professor at the School of Music of UFMG and the leader of the VIOrizontes group: guitarristic artistic research. Since 2008, he has been a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Music at UFMG.

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Published

2024-05-09

How to Cite

Loureiro, Ines, and Flávio Terrigno Barbeitas. 2024. “The Witch and the Maestro: The Musical Collaboration Between Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Tom Jobim”. Per Musi 25 (May):1-18. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2024.49464.

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