De Batuque e Acalanto

an analysis of the Afro-Brazilian Mass by Carlos Alberto Pinto Fonseca

Authors

  • Ângelo José Fernandes State University of Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2005.55568

Keywords:

Carlos Alberto Pinto Fonseca, Afro-Brazilian music, choral music, choral conduction

Abstract

This article presents the Missa Afro-Brasileira (de Batuque e Acalanto) by Brazilian composer Carlos AlbertoPinto Fonseca, focusing on information and observations provided by the composer and also on analytical issues. Initially, it discusses the factors that have influenced the composer in his compositional process and then points out important structural aspects of the work as well as some suggestions for its performance

Author Biography

  • Ângelo José Fernandes, State University of Campinas

    Ângelo J. Fernandes: Conductor originally from Itajubá/MG. Bachelor's degree in piano and Specialist in Choral Conducting from the School of Music of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). He recently completed his Master's degree in Music, specializing in Interpretative Practices, through the graduate program in Music at the Institute of Arts of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Eduardo Augusto Östergren. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Music in the same program.

References

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______. Missa Afro-Brasileira (de Batuque e Acalanto). Ars Nova - Coral da UFMG. Regência: Carlos Alberto Pinto Fonseca. Rio de Janeiro: Continental, 1989. 33 rpm, stereo. (Disco de vinil).

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Published

2005-01-01

Issue

No. 11 (2005): General Topics

Section

Articles in Portuguese/Spanish

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“De Batuque E Acalanto: An Analysis of the Afro-Brazilian Mass by Carlos Alberto Pinto Fonseca”. 2005. Per Musi, no. 11 (January): 60-72. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2005.55568.