Research: Garoto
Since 2013 I have been deeply researching the works of Aníbal Augusto Sadinha, a.k.a. Garoto (1915-1955). I have written a master thesis about him during my studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and since then I have engaged and tooked part a few important projects, aiming to spread his music around Brazil and the around the world. Garoto , one of the most respected Brazilian guitarist, multi instrumentalists and prolific composers has an immeasurable importance in the development of Brazilian music and deserves to be more studied, performed and heard of.
These are some of the projects around his music which I have participated:
Since 2013 I have been deeply researching the works of Aníbal Augusto Sadinha, a.k.a. Garoto (1915-1955). I have written a master thesis about him during my studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and since then I have engaged and tooked part a few important projects, aiming to spread his music around Brazil and the around the world. Garoto has an immeasurable importance in the development of Brazilian music and deserves to be more studied, performed and heard of.
These are some of the projects around his music which I have participated:
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Along with researcher Jorge Mello and guitarist Domingos Teixeira, we released in 2017 this Songbook with 67 compositions by Garoto, full of rich information about his life and works. We spent approximately 3 years working on transcriptions of original manuscripts and recordings of Garoto's repertoire. We also worked on creating harmonizations for his compositions that had only a written melody, without any indication of chords or accompaniment. Beatriz Paes Leme, Paulo Aragão, and Marcílio Lopes collaborated in the final revisions. The book contains 67 choros by Garoto, including 14 unpublished ones, as well as a biographical summary, information about the compositions, a complete catalog of compositions organised by Jorge Mello, and further texts by Paulo Bellinatti and myself. Order it here
Choros de Garoto (Songbook)
Since 2013 I have been deeply researching the works of Aníbal Augusto Sadinha, a.k.a. Garoto (1915-1955). I have written a master thesis about him during my studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and since then I have engaged and tooked part a few important projects, aiming to spread his music around Brazil and the around the world. Garoto has an immeasurable importance in the development of Brazilian music and deserves to be more studied, performed and heard of.
These are some of the projects around his music which I have participated:
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With my piano-trio, Caixa Cubo, I released a CD in honor of Garoto, entitled “Enigma - A Música de Garoto“. Besides me my partners Noa Stroeter on bass and João Fideles on drums, the CD features my guests Nailor Proveta on clarinet, Toninho Ferragutti on accordion, Paulo Bellinatti on guitar and Zé Leônidas on vocals. The album presents some original arrangements for piano trio of some of his masterpieces for solo guitar, and it includes the first recording of some songs by Garoto that were part of the book Choros de Garoto like Fluminense and Tijuca Tênis.
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Enigma - A Música de Garoto (CD)
Since 2013 I have been deeply researching the works of Aníbal Augusto Sadinha, a.k.a. Garoto (1915-1955). I have written a master thesis about him during my studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and since then I have engaged and tooked part a few important projects, aiming to spread his music around Brazil and the around the world. Garoto has an immeasurable importance in the development of Brazilian music and deserves to be more studied, performed and heard of.
These are some of the projects around his music which I have participated:
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In 2016 I worked both as musical director and pianist at the concert “100 Anos de Garoto“, which took place at Sesc Pinheiros, in São Paulo. The project was directed by Myriam Taubkin, and was idealized by us alongside with with Rafael Veríssimo and Lucas Nobile. This gathering brought together some of the most renowned Brazilian musicians together, such as Yamandu Costa, Guinga, Paulo Bellinatti, Israel de Almeida, and Isaias Bueno. Besides, some names of the new generation as the likes of Xênia França, Guilherme Held, and Caixa Cubo joined this musical celebration, to honor Garoto's 100th birthday.
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100 Anos de Garoto (Show)
Since 2013 I have been deeply researching the works of Aníbal Augusto Sadinha, a.k.a. Garoto (1915-1955). I have written a master thesis about him during my studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and since then I have engaged and tooked part a few important projects, aiming to spread his music around Brazil and the around the world. Garoto has an immeasurable importance in the development of Brazilian music and deserves to be more studied, performed and heard of.
These are some of the projects around his music which I have participated:
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Garoto - Vivo Sonhando is the first documentary produced around Garoto. I am the musical director of the project, idealized alongside my friends Rafael Veríssimo (direction) and Lucas Nobile (research and production). The film received fantastic reviews after its first screening at the In-Edit festival in 2020, and will soon have its official release.
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Garoto - Vivo Sonhando (Film)
Since 2013 I have been deeply researching the works of Aníbal Augusto Sadinha, a.k.a. Garoto (1915-1955). I have written a master thesis about him during my studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and since then I have engaged and tooked part a few important projects, aiming to spread his music around Brazil and the around the world. Garoto has an immeasurable importance in the development of Brazilian music and deserves to be more studied, performed and heard of.
These are some of the projects around his music which I have participated:
