A look at musical activities in Rio de Janeiro theaters in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century

the performance of the singer Joaquina Lapinha

Authors

  • Alexandra van Leeuwen State University of Campinas
  • Edmundo Hora State University of Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2008.54922

Keywords:

Joaquina Lapinha, dramatic music, opera in the late eighteenth century, theater in colonial Brazil, singing

Abstract

We observe currently an increased manifestation about music studies in Colonial Brazil and after the arrival of the Portuguese Royal Family in 1808. But the informations are still reduced regarding dramatic music. In this communication, we try to elucidate historiographic aspects based on recent and documented studies, organizing information about theaters in activity in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century in Rio de Janeiro. Trough the life and career of the singer Joaquina Lapinha, we try to understand social and musical aspects of the period. We also emphasize the importance of the musical collection in the Library of the Ducal Palace in Vila Viçosa, Portugal, according to recent researches related to Brazil.

Author Biographies

  • Alexandra van Leeuwen , State University of Campinas

    Alexandra van Leeuwen is a master’s student in Theoretical Foundations (Historical Musicology) at the Music Department of UNICAMP, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Edmundo Hora. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Conducting, also from UNICAMP. She works as a choir conductor and singer, receiving guidance from Prof. Dr. Márcia Guimarães and Prof. Dr. Niza Tank. She participated in the Curitiba-PR Music Workshops (2002 and 2004), the Colonial and Early Music Festivals in Juiz de Fora-MG (2005 and 2006), the National Singing Festivals in Piracicaba-SP (2002-2004 and 2007), and the I Ancient Music Week at UFMG in 2007. She is a member of the "Anima Antiqua" Camerata, specialized in Renaissance repertoire and directed by Carlos Fiorini. She also performs with the "Armonico Tributo" choir, conducted by Edmundo Hora, and in a trio dedicated to Baroque repertoire for soprano, trumpet, and continuo (with historical instruments).

  • Edmundo Hora , State University of Campinas

    Edmundo Hora holds a Doctorate in Music, specializing in Harpsichord. He bases his work on the interconnection of techniques from ancient keyboard instruments: harpsichords, chamber organs, clavichords, and fortepianos. In Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 1984 to 1993, he graduated as a ‘Harpsichord Soloist’ from the Amsterdam School of the Arts and completed his postgraduate studies at the Hogeschool Stichting Amsterdam - Sweelinck Conservatorium, under the guidance of J. Ogg, A. Uittenbosch, and jury chairman Gustav Leonhardt. Since 1984, he has participated as a teacher and speaker at the Londrina PR Festivals from 1984 to 1991, at the Early Music Meetings and Music Workshops in Curitiba-PR from 1994 to 2002 and in 2005, at the Brazilian Colonial Music and Early Music Festivals in Juiz de Fora-MG from 1990 to 2002, at the I and V Historical Musicology Meetings in Juiz de Fora-MG, at the I Symposium of Musicology at UNIRIO-RJ, at the I, II, III, and IV International Symposium "Todos os Teclados" in Mariana-MG, at the I, II, and IV Latin American Symposium of Musicology of the Cultural Foundation of Curitiba-PR, at the I International Festival of Latin American Music SESC-Ipiranga in São Paulo in 1999, at the I ITAÚ Festival of Brazilian Colonial Music in São Paulo in 2000, at the XV International Music Seminars of UFBA – Salvador in 2003, and at the Early Music Week in Recife in 2007. As a researcher of Brazilian Colonial Music, he has been performing with the Baroque Orchestra “Armonico Tributo” since 1994. He also works in the Graduate Program of the Institute of Arts at UNICAMP.

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“A Look at Musical Activities in Rio De Janeiro Theaters in the Late Eighteenth Century and Early Nineteenth Century: The Performance of the Singer Joaquina Lapinha”. 2008. Per Musi, no. 17 (January): 18-25. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2008.54922.