The IV Ciclo Nordestino Op. 43
In order to understand the IV Ciclo Nordestino Op. 43, it would be empirical to understand Nobre’s first three piano cycles. “According to Bernardo Scarambone, “Ciclos Nordestinos” are Cycles from Northeast Brazil, where Nobre was born and spent part of his life. Nobre had as main goal to preserve his cultural identity as a composer. The first “Ciclo Nordestino Op. 5 was composed in 1959 and dedicated to Mozart de Araújo who was a Nobre’s friend.” The composition has five movements and it is an allusion to J. S. Bach two part inventions. Segundo Ciclo Nordestino Op. 13 was composed in 1963. The composition has a variety of rhythmic elements, which was not explored by Nobre in the first Cycle. The composition presents five short movements that show a variety of rhythmic elements. One of them is the first movement, Batuque, is a dance originated in Africa and accompanied by percussion instruments. In general, these movements, such as the Batuque, has an improvisatory character with a lot of syncopation and a fast tempo. The third Cycle (Terceiro Ciclo Nordestino Op. 22) composed in 1966 was dedicated to Osvaldo Lacerda who was also a substantial Brazilian composer that studied with Camargo Guarnieri and Aaron Copland. In Terceiro Ciclo Nordestino Op. 22, Nobre …show more content…
According to Scarambone, on this movement, “Nobre suggests the characteristic detached sound of the ponteado style. The piece is also an allusion to his childhood memories attending guitar concerts with his father, who was an amateur guitar player. Nobre varies the main theme, indicating the improvisation of the melody, presenting complex rhythmic passages before ending the piece with a lot of energy.” Similar to Ponteio in Nobre’s Toccatina, Ponteio e Final Op. 12, Ponteado can be also described as a genre of improvised guitar music that originated in Northeast
In order to understand the IV Ciclo Nordestino Op. 43, it would be empirical to understand Nobre’s first three piano cycles. “According to Bernardo Scarambone, “Ciclos Nordestinos” are Cycles from Northeast Brazil, where Nobre was born and spent part of his life. Nobre had as main goal to preserve his cultural identity as a composer. The first “Ciclo Nordestino Op. 5 was composed in 1959 and dedicated to Mozart de Araújo who was a Nobre’s friend.” The composition has five movements and it is an allusion to J. S. Bach two part inventions. Segundo Ciclo Nordestino Op. 13 was composed in 1963. The composition has a variety of rhythmic elements, which was not explored by Nobre in the first Cycle. The composition presents five short movements that show a variety of rhythmic elements. One of them is the first movement, Batuque, is a dance originated in Africa and accompanied by percussion instruments. In general, these movements, such as the Batuque, has an improvisatory character with a lot of syncopation and a fast tempo. The third Cycle (Terceiro Ciclo Nordestino Op. 22) composed in 1966 was dedicated to Osvaldo Lacerda who was also a substantial Brazilian composer that studied with Camargo Guarnieri and Aaron Copland. In Terceiro Ciclo Nordestino Op. 22, Nobre …show more content…
According to Scarambone, on this movement, “Nobre suggests the characteristic detached sound of the ponteado style. The piece is also an allusion to his childhood memories attending guitar concerts with his father, who was an amateur guitar player. Nobre varies the main theme, indicating the improvisation of the melody, presenting complex rhythmic passages before ending the piece with a lot of energy.” Similar to Ponteio in Nobre’s Toccatina, Ponteio e Final Op. 12, Ponteado can be also described as a genre of improvised guitar music that originated in Northeast