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Music in Brazil : experiencing music, expressing culture by Murphy, John P. (John Patrick)

Contents: “…Projecting Brazilian identity nationally and internationally -- Choro : an early Rio de Janeiro instrumental style -- The emergence of choro -- Northeastern influences -- Pixinguinha -- Jacob do Bandolim and Waldir Azevedo -- The choro revival -- Choro, art music, and jazz -- Women in choro -- Choro's current vitality -- Brazilian art music briefly surveyed -- Bossa nova : the intimate samba sound known worldwide -- The term bossa nova -- A bossa nova classic -- "The girl from Ipanema" -- Other ways of playing bossa nova -- Bossa nova and jazz -- The sound of a modernizing Brazil -- Tropicália : cultural cannibalism, late '60s style -- MPB : sophisticated songwriting with a political edge -- Música brega : sentimental songs loved by millions -- The romantic balladry of Robert Carlos -- II. …”
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