Music in Brazil: Experiencing Music, Expressing CultureIncludes CD / Edition 1

by John P. Murphy

Overview

Music in Brazil is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. Visit www.oup.com/us/globalmusic for a list of case studies in the Global Music Series. The website also includes instructional materials to accompany each study.
As the largest nation in Latin America, Brazil is home to some of the most celebrated music in the world. Music in Brazil covers a wide spectrum of this music, including samba, bossa nova, Tropicália, and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira); regional traditional and popular music; Brazilian rock, rap, and electronica; and such genres as sertaneja (similar to country-and-western music) and brega (sentimental pop).
Music in Brazil is organized the themes of unity, diversity, cosmopolitanism, and verbal artistry. It shows how Brazilian music expresses the unity of the country's culture, discussing, for example, how samba plays a major part in annual Carnaval celebrations and provides a focus for nationalist sentiment. In contrast, the book also demonstrates how music represents the diversity of Brazilian culture, describing how each of Brazil's regions is home to unique genres of music, and how the audiences for various types of music reflect class distinctions. In addition, author John P. Murphy presents examples of cosmopolitan Brazilian music and emphasizes the connections between music and other aspects of Brazilian culture, especially language and gender. Enhanced by vivid illustrations and guided listening activities, this book is a captivating introduction to the music of Brazil. It is packaged with a 60-minute audio CD containing examples of the music discussed in the book, many of which are taken from the author's field recordings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195166842
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/26/2006
Series:	Global Music Series
Edition description:	BOOK & CD
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.18(w) x 5.72(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

John P. Murphy is Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas College of Music. He has published on Brazilian traditional and popular music, Cuban music in New York, jazz improvisation, and college teaching, and is active as a saxophonist.

Table of Contents

Foreword, Preface, CD Track List I. MUSIC AND NATIONAL IDENTITY 1. Samba, Brazil's National Music Carnaval in Recife: Traditional Musics and Current Pop in a Historic Setting Samba in Rio de Janeiro: Music From the Morros Varieties of Samba: Not Just for Caranaval The History of Samba: From Marginal to National, Samba Percussion The Malandro iand the Mulata: Samba and Gender Roles, "The Mystery of Samba", Carmen Miranda Brings the Samba to Hollywood Samba and Carnaval: The Sambadrome and Beyond Pagode Samba Today: A Range of Meanings Samba Raro Eu Tiro é Onda, The Song "O Mistério do Samba" 2. Projecting Brazilian Identity Nationally and Internationally Choro : An Early Rio de Janeiro Instrumental Style The Emergence of Choro, Northeastern Influences, Jacob de Bandolim and Waldir Azevedo, The Choro Revival Choro, Art Music, and Jazz Women in Choro Brazilian Art Music Briefly Surveyed Bossa nova: The Intimate Samba Sound Known Worldwide The Term Bossa Nova A Bossa Nova Classic "The Girl from Ipanema" Other Ways of Playing Bossa Nova Bossa Nova and Jazz, The Sound of a Modernizing Brazil Tropicália: Cultural Cannibalism, Late '60s Style MPB: Sophisticated Songwriting With a Political Edge Música Brega: Sentimental Songs Loved by Millions, The Romantic Balladry of Roberto Carlos II. MUSIC AND REGIONAL IDENTITY 3. Expressing Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous Identity Capoeira : Music, Movement, and the Legacy of Zumbii The Orquestra iand the Berimbau Capoeira: Other American Martial Arts and the African Heritage Capoeira: Resistance and Revolt Capoeira Regional iand Atual Music of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples Music of the Kayapó-Kikrin: A Ritual of an Amazonian People, The Kayapó and the Environment, Inspired by Indigenous Music, Popular Music in the Amazon Region 4. The Sound of the Northeast Bumba-meu-boi and Cavalo-Marinho: The Drama of the Magical Ox Cavalo-marinho Performers and Audiences Three Master Performers of Cavalo-marinho Cavalo-marinho Performance Contexts A Cavalo-marinho Performance Cavalo-marinho Today Maracatu: Afro-Brazilian Carnival Genre With a Sacred Side A Sambada Maracutu Rural Siba and Barachinha's "Catimbó" Baião and Forró: Accordian-Driven Dance Music Luiz Gonzaga and the Baião, Luiz Gonzaga's Music and the Invention of the Northeast Arlindo dos Oito Baixos and Instrumental ForróThe Technique of the Sanfona de Oito Baixos The Symbolic Importance of the Sanfona de Oito Baixos, The Tune Meter, Bellows Rhythmic Accompaniment Forró and Northeastern Identity 5. Expressing Southern Brazilian Identity Música Caipira: Rural Music of the South Música Caipira iin a Sacred Context: Folias de Reis Música Caipira iin a Secular Context, Cantoria Música Caipira ion Records and Radio The Viola Caipira Roberto Corrêa and the Viola Caipira Música Sertaneja: Brazilian "Country" Music Música Gaúcha: Celebrating Brazil's Far South, The Nativist Movement in Rio Grande do Sul Renato Borghetti and Progressive Música Gaúcha, The Sound of the South, Popular Music and Social Action in Porto Alegre III. MUSICAL COSMOPOLITANISM 6. The Innovative Music and Scene of Recife Brazilian Music and Cosmopolitanism, Cássia Eller Tribalistas, Hermeto Pascoal The Mangue Movement, Chico Science & Naçao Zumbi, and Popular Music in Recife Mundo Livre S/A: Working Toward a Free World Devotos: A Hardcore Look at Life in Recife Facos do Subúrbio: Rap and Embolada From the ALto José do Pinho DJ Dolores e Orchestra Santa Massa: Electronic Maracatu Comadre Florzinha and Women's Participation in the Recife Scene Conclusion, Glossary, References, Resources, Index

Editorial Reviews

"John P. Murphy's Music in Brazil is a concise, accurate, and very usable book. It presents some musical genres that even most Brazillians have never heard of. Discussions of identity, gender, and ethnicity provide a convincing connection among all these seemingly disparate musical styles, while offering a good introduction to studying popluar music with a touch of cultural studies."—Rogério Budasz, Music and Letters

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