Theme and Variations
Theme and Variations
Tracing a Musical Motif from Bossa Nova to the 1990s
This chapter focuses on the early 1960s, when bossa nova composer Baden Powell adapted the berimbau’s melodic rhythms to the guitar, resulting in the internationally successful composition, “Berimbau.” It analyzes Powell’s composition within the context of capoeira-related musical performance practices, and views how the musical trope that emerged from this composition continues to be used in Brazilian popular music today. The chapter demonstrates how this motif has changed from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Keywords: Baden Powell, berimbau, guitar, capoeira, musical performance, Brazilian popular music
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