This is a Brazilian popular melody compiled by Mário de Andrade (1893–1945) in his collection Ensaio sobre a música brasileira (1928). He was an ethnomusicologist who traveled around his country collecting data in order to preserve the ancestral memory of indigenous tribes, slaves from Africa and Portuguese settlers. He was one of the most important musicologists of the 20th century in Brazil, as well as a poet and writer who contributed alongside to Heitor Villalobos (1887–1959) to establishing Brazilian Nationalism. This song Cana-fi ta is a work song from Pernambuco which has the ‘coco’ rhythm and describes life at a sugar plantation. The choral version of Eduardo Lakschevitz, uses the main melody in a set of variations, alternating from the high to the low register of the choir. The percussion accompaniment of the instrumental group enhances the body percussion which the choir is asked to perform.
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Eduardo Lakschevitz
| 1970The Brazilian conductor and composer, is Professor of Music History at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), holds a Doctoral degree in Music Education at the same University, and a Masters Degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Active as a teacher, conductor and clinician, he has worked in several Brazilian states, as well as in the US. In the early 90’s Dr. Lakschevitz founded the NGO Ofi cina Coral, where he coordinated ten editions of the Choral Conducting International Course. At present, he develops corporate education programs through choral singing and promotes music tours in Brazil for American ensembles. He founded and directed the group KOLINA for fi ve years. This is a vocal ensemble that specializes in the sacred music of Brazil, with which he has toured different states in South and North America, and has recorded two CDs. His compositions, articles, and arrangements have been recorded and published in Brazil, Venezuela, the United States and Slovenia. Personal details
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