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Brazilian Rhapsody (Rapsodia Brasileira)
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Written for a large orchestra and a Brazilian percussion ensemble, this work tries to portray Brazils way of life, celebrates its musical diver.
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Bruno Miranda, neoclassical and film music composer
Bruno Miranda was born in 1971, in Lisbon, Portugal. His first musical knowledges were taught by his grandmother, a former soprano and piano teacher. Later on, he studied music at the Lisbon National Conservatory where he graduated in 1994. During his course at the Conservatory he presented himslef as soloist on several piano recitals. At the Conservatory, he studied Analysis and Composition Techniques, from the classical and romantic period to the contemporary music (atonal, serial, etc). In order to improve his composition skills, he attended several seminars and also had private lessons of composition and orchestration with well known teachers from the Conservatory. In 1995 we was admitted in the Film Scoring major at the Berklee College of Music. He wrote several works for orchestra, piano, voice , choir, always in a tonal language of which he is a great defensor. Since 2003, he is performing an accompaniment to a baritone, having played in several voice and piano recitals. He also has a degree in Management.
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Peak #116
Peak in subgenre #40
Author
Bruno Miranda
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Bruno MIranda
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June 20, 2007
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MP3 8.4 MB 112 kbps 10:29
Story behind the song
Written for a large orchestra and a Brazilian percussion ensemble known as "Bateria" (a set of different percussion instruments very typical of the Brazilian samba school), this work tries to portray Brazil’s way of life, celebrates its musical diversity and illustrates the joy of Brazilian people. Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival is famous around the world and a must for anyone visiting this city. For two times I had the opportunity to watch live this great event of joy, color and contagious rhythms. This is well illustrated by the use of the “Bateria”, having the same a prominent position in all the work. This piece, as the names indicates, presents several original themes connected in the entire work. The Rhapsody begins with an introduction, were the three harps play multiple glissandi, while high strings and woodwinds join with tremolos. The first notes of the main theme are played by the four trombones. Later, the main theme is played by the all orchestra, with the "Bateria" as the rhythmic background. This theme, may be considered as the heart of the work, appearing during the entire piece with melodic and rhythmic variations. After the Tutti, the main theme is presented by the string section in a slower tempo and in a more lyrical way. The next section, brings us the true Brazilian spirit, with horns and strings playing a syncopated theme that will be used as the harmonic base for the theme played for the woodwinds. This tune played by the woodwinds section is in fact a variation of a theme that will appear later. The central section of this work, suddenly changes to a darker mood with a solo trombone playing a variation of the main theme in F sharp minor. Later, will be the english horn to play a new theme, this time in C sharp minor, followed by a big climax of the orchestra in the most contrapuntal section of the work. In the following section, the Brazilian percussion ensemble ("Bateria") bursts into a delirious and frenetic passage of rhythm and joy! The last section, brings all the themes together, with several leitmotifs playing a dynamic dialogue with the "Bateria".
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