Ritmos afro-brasileiros e piano: composições, transcrições e arranjos

Abstract

This Final Conclusional Paper proposes the report of my journey and musical history, as well as the recording of my trajectory in the Professional Graduate Program in Music (PPGPROM) at the Federal University of Bahia. The work is justified for fulfilling the requisite for obtaining a Master of Music Degree in the area of Musical Creation and Interpretation and includes the Memorial, the Final Reports, the Article and the Final Product as results of the academic research developed at PPGPROM with the objective of composing new works for the piano repertoire based on Afro-Brazilian rhythm. In this way, the problem question was answered: How to expand the piano repertoire using elements pertinent to Afro-Brazilian music? Bibliographic its nature, the research was based on: Bloes (2006), Passos (2016), Rosa (2012), Bessa (2005), Andrade (1934), Gomes and Barros (2013), Tinhorão (1991; 1998), Sandroni (2001) Oliveira Pinto (2001), Scott (2019) among others. As a result, the investigation of the rhythmic peculiarities attributed to Afro-Brazilian music was carried out and the strategy for its application to the piano was developed, bringing relevant reflections on the popular manifestations addressed in the academic context. The work, built at the intersection of popular and classical music, includes unprecedented teaching material for musicians, music educators, students and the general public.