Tarsila’s mother:Rediscovering the Piano Works of Lydia do Amaral
This article describes the discovery of a collection of piano manuscripts by composer Lydia do Amaral (1855?-1948), which remained in almost total oblivion until 2017, when they were found by family members inside a trunk at one of the family's farms, close to Capivari (SP). To better understan...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC) |
| Repositorio: | Orfeu (Florianópolis) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai::article/23641 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/orfeu/article/view/23641 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Lydia do Amaral piano composições compositores desconhecidos mulheres compositoras Amaralpiano compositions unknown composers women composers |
| Sumario: | This article describes the discovery of a collection of piano manuscripts by composer Lydia do Amaral (1855?-1948), which remained in almost total oblivion until 2017, when they were found by family members inside a trunk at one of the family's farms, close to Capivari (SP). To better understand the value of her works, the article has the following objectives: (1) to conduct a brief biographical survey of the composer, based on interviews with her family members and on a few bibliographical sources that mention her; (2) to situate her pieces within their historical context, also considering the situation and the limits imposed by society on a woman composer in Brazil at that time; (3) to present analyses and descriptions of excerpts from three representative works from the collection. As a result, the article demonstrates the high compositional quality and artistic refinement of Lydia do Amaral’s oeuvre, encouraging other pianists and researchers to explore this collection. |
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