Ekphrasis in music

the Magic Squares by Paul Klee in the Sonata for solo guitar by Leo Brouwer

Authors

  • Ricardo Marçal de Souza e Silva Federal University of Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2009.54645

Keywords:

Ekfrasis, Brouwer, Sonata, Klee, Cuadrados Mágicos

Abstract

For Siglind Bruhn, the concept of ekphrasis, used on visual arts and literature, can be applied to certain pieces of music. Starting from this concept, developed by Bruhn on the work Musical Ekphrasis: composeres responding to poetry and painting, the present article investigates the appropriation that the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer (1939 - ) makes, on the first movement of his Sonata for solo guitar, of certain compositional procedures used by the Swiss painter Paul Klee (1879–1940) in his series of pictures entitled Magic Squares, characterizing, thus, an ekphrasis.

Author Biography

  • Ricardo Marçal de Souza e Silva, Federal University of Minas Gerais

    Ricardo Marçal earned his bachelor’s degree in music from UFMG in 2007, specializing in guitar under Professor Fernando Araújo. He has been actively performing as a soloist—primarily interpreting works from the 20th and 21st centuries, including premieres of new compositions—as well as with chamber ensembles, participating in concerts in major venues across Minas Gerais and various Brazilian cities, and engaging in recordings. In the field of music research, he received guidance from Professor André Cavazotti.

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Published

2009-01-01

Issue

Section

Articles in Portuguese/Spanish

How to Cite

“Ekphrasis in Music: The Magic Squares by Paul Klee in the Sonata for Solo Guitar by Leo Brouwer”. 2009. Per Musi, no. 19 (January): 47-62. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2009.54645.