Guarnieri, Camargo in Oxford
Guarnieri, Camargo in Oxford
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After his first stay in Europe Guarnieri approached the orchestra with greater confidence. The two symphonies of 1944 are among his best works and, together with the third (1952), they typify his individual style: nationalist but anti-exotic in its stylization of folk elements, and technically refined, particularly in development procedures and form. In the orchestral suites Brasiliana, Suite IV centenrio, written for the 400th anniversary of So Paulo, and Suite vila rica he incorporated Brazilian folk or popular dance types. The violin concertos are transparently contrapuntal and neo-classical traits predominate in the piano concertos. Guarnieris numerous solo piano pieces have been taken up with enthusiasm by most Brazilian pianists; the title given to the five albums of Ponteios refers to melodic pizzicato. During the 1960s Guarnieri interrupted his compositional activity for a period of reflection. After overcoming doubts he decided to continue in the same aesthetic direction; subsequent works, such as the Homenagem a Villa-Lobos, show a more direct involvement with national sources. His inspiration returned in the 1970s and 80s, and he presented two symphonies, choral works and numerous other works. His contribution as a teacher was paramount: among the several generations of composers he taught and influenced are Osvaldo Lacerda, Vasconcellos Corra, Almeida Prado and Aylton Escobar.
Bibliography
M. de Andrade: Uma sonata de Camargo Guarnieri, Revista brasileira de msica, ii (1935), 1315 M.C. Guarnieri: Mestre Mrio, Revista brasileira de msica, ix (1943), 1523 Compositores de Amrica/Composers of the Americas, ed. Pan American Union, iv (Washington DC, 1958) Ministrio das Relaes Exteriores, Diviso de Difuso Cultural: Catlogo das obras de Camargo Guarnieri (Braslia, 1976) G. Bhague: Music in Latin America: an Introduction (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1979) Universidade de So Paulo, Escola de Comunicaes e Artes: Catlogo das obras de Camargo Guarnieri (So Paulo, 1979) V. Mariz: Histria da msica no Brasil (Rio de Janeiro, 1981, 4/1994) J.M. Neves: Msica brasileira contempornea (So Paulo, 1981) B.C. de Mendona: Comentrios sobre a obra pianistica de Camargo Guarnieri, Boletim da Sociedade Brasileira de Musicologia, iii (1986), 2546 National Institute of Music of the National Foundation for the Arts (FUNARTE): Camargo Guarnieri, a vida e a obra (Rio de Janeiro, forthcoming)
Gerard Bhague
See also from The New Grove Dictionary of Opera: GUARNIERI, CAMARGO ; PEDRO M ALASARTE .
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