Read moreĪlberto Luccas _ acoustic bass Alberto is a State University Of Campinas (Unicamp) graduated where he studied under Professor Jorge Oscar. He also played with great Brazilian musicians and singers such as Robertinho Silva, Renato Teixeira, Nenê, Natan Marques, Guinga, Elba Ramalho, Ivan Vilela, Lula Galvão, Sylvinho Mazzucca, Pena Branca, Ana Luiza, Luis Felipe Gama, Juliana Amaral, among others. Besides his work as a solo musician, in the last years he performed in several records both as an instrumentalist and arranger with outstanding groups acting in the Brazilian ten string guitar scenario such as Trio Carapiá, Conversa Ribeira and the Orquestra Filarmonica de Violas (Brazilian Ten String Philharmonic Orchestra). This piece was indicated for the 2004 Tim Award. João performed in the renowned Brazilian composter Renato Teixeira’s album: “Cirandas, Folias e Cantigas do Povo Brasileiro” (The Brazilian People Ring-Around, Frolics and Songs). His composition “Serra do Itapety” integrated “Divino Espirito Popular” (Divine Popular Spirit), Pedro Abib’s documentary sound track. Early in his career as a viola caipira player he won in 2002 two Poços de Caldas Music Festival awards: the 1st place on the instrumental category and 1st place as the best musical arrangement. He also authored “Viola Caipira - arranjos instrumentais de músicas tradicionais” book/CD which obtained from the São Paulo Music Cooperative the Ney Mesquita Award. He is also the professor who inaugurated the advanced viola caipira course at Cantareira Faculty (São Paulo City). He is a viola caipira professor at Tom Jobim - São Paulo State Music School (EMESP).
His music Master was a very first original thesis in the country related to the viola caipira. João Paulo Amaral _ viola caipira and voice State University of Campinas (Unicamp) graduated and post-graduated in Music.
His work is registered in “Viola Brasileira” album launched in 2010 by Cooperativa/Tratore. He allies technique and sensitiveness, his repertoire comprehends both instrumental compositions and tunes sang by him. Currently he works together with talented musicians like Alberto Luccas at acoustic bass and Cléber Almeida at drums and percussion. João Paulo encompasses the traditional música caipira and other Brazilian rhythms to broader musical universes like jazz and the classics. This contact with the música caipira roots helped in shaping him as an authentic viola caipira expert. His rapport with the traditional Brazilian countryside tunes, also known as “música caipira”, comes from his childhood when he followed his father in fishing and singing trips on São Paulo and Minas Gerais States. He has performed at music festivals in Spain, Portugal, Mexico and England. Prelúdio, Aria (Modinha), Tocata (Catira batida), Fugaīachianas Brasileiras No.Guitar player (brazilian 10-string guitar, called viola caipira), composer and researcher, João Paulo Amaral outshines as one of the most important Brazilian ten string guitar names in Brazil and abroad. Prelúdio (Ponteco), Giga (Quadrilha Caipira), Tocata (Desafio), Fuga (Conversa)īachianas Brasileiras No. 7 for orchestra (dedicated to Gustavo Capanema): 6 for flute and bassoon:īachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for voice & piano:īachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for voice & guitar:Īria (Cantilena) (lyrics by Ruth V. Corrêa), Dança (Martelo) (lyrics by Manuel Bandeira)īachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for soprano and 8 cellos:Īria (Cantilena) (lyrics by Ruth V. 4 for orchestra (dedicated to Tomas Teren):īachianas Brasileiras No. Prelúdio (Introdução), Coral (Canto do Sertão), Aria (Cantiga), Dansa (Mindinho)īachianas Brasileiras No. Prelúdio (Ponteio), Fantasia (Devaneio) (Digression), Aria - Modinha, Tocata (Picapu)īachianas Brasileiras No. Prelúdio (O Canto do Capadocio), Ária (O Canto da Nossa Terra), Dança (Lembrança do Sertão), Tocata (O Trenzinho do Caipira) (The Little Train of Caipira)īachianas Brasileiras No. There are four programmatic movements, each reworking an earlier piece for piano or for cello and piano: Introdução (Embolada), Prelúdio (Modinha), Fuga (Conversa) (Conversation)īachianas Brasileiras No. Most of the movements in each suite have two titles: one "Bachian" (Prelúdio, Fuga, etc.), the other Brazilian (Embolada, O Canto da Nossa Terra, etc.).īachianas Brasileiras No. Each represents a fusion between Brazilian folk and popular music and the style of Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Orchestral Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's Works by Heitor Villa-Lobos