Terra dos passaros : an assessment of Toninho Horta s compositions in the album

Thais Lima Nicodemo

Toninho Horta is a composer, acoustic guitar and electric guitar player and arranger born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1948. In the late 1960s, Horta became famous nationwide as an instrumentalist, accompanying Brazilian artists in concerts and recordings. His music was recorded by other artists. Horta became widely known as a member of "Clube da Esquina", a group of artists that played together with Milton Nascimento in the 1970s. Horta began his solo career in the 1980s with the recording of his first album, TERRA DOS PÁSSAROS. Horta has a very peculiar musical language and is acknowledged worldwide for his technique as composer and instrumentalist. This thesis is a study on Horta s work, based on the analysis of the compositions of his first solo album, TERRA DOS PÁSSAROS, recorded between 1976 and 1979 and released in 1980. This album was recorded independently, with artistic freedom and is a summary of his most famous and recorded songs. The characteristics of Horta s compositions are brought about through the analytical study of the songs and the historical context involving them, considering that 1970s were Horta s most productive years and a very effervescent period in terms of Brazilian popular music. Moreover, this study assesses Horta s musical activities and their relationship with the history of Brazilian popular music, from the beginning of his career to the release of his first album, in order to further understand the characteristics that are part of his songwriting style

Terra dos passaros : an assessment of Toninho Horta s compositions in the album "Terra dos passaros" / Terra dos passaros : uma abordagem sobre as composições de Toninho Horta

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