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'IL GUARANY' OVERTURE
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THE FIERY OVERTURE TO BRAZILIAN COMPOSER CARLOS GOMES' OPERA (1871). HE IS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN, BUT THE OVERTURE IS AN ARTISTIC NATIONAL TREASURE IN BRAZIL. THE LIBRETTO TELLS OF THE ILL-FATED LOVE BETWEEN AN INDIAN CHIEF AND BEAUTIFUL PORTUGUESE WOMAN
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Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi
Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.
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Genre
Classical • Opera
Peak in subgenre #3
Author
Carlos Gomes - 1871
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public domain
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February 03, 2010
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MP3 8.3 MB • 158 kbps • 7:22
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Brazilian composer Carlos Gomes, the son of a provincial bandmaster, rose to international prominence with the phenomenal success of his greatest opera, Il Guarany. Set in the jungles of sixteenth century Brazil, this composition premiered at La Scala in 1870 and subsequently swept across the opera stages of Europe. Based on a Brazilian novel of the same name, the libretto tells of the ill-fated love between an Indian chief and the daughter of a Portuguese nobleman. The final version of the overture, completed in 1871, has remained so popular in Brazil that in has practically become a second national anthem. The most internationally acclaimed opera composer of Brazil, hailed by Verdi as a real musical genius, Antonio Gomes is today all but forgotten outside his native country (where the brilliant overture to Il Guarany is regarded as a national artistic treasure). The opera itself is known largely from books and from a recording by Caruso and Destinn of the love duet at the end of Act 1. After the enthusiastic reception in Rio of a couple of his operas, Gomes, who came from a family of modest musicians, was awarded a grant enabling him to study in Milan. There he wrote Il Guarany, which was produced at La Scala in 1870 with huge success.
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