Braz da Viola

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Braz da Viola with his Viola Caipira

Braz Roberto da Costa , or Braz da Viola for short (* 1961 in Consolação , Minas Gerais ) is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist , guitar maker , conductor and teacher.

Life

Braz Roberto da Costa was born in Minas Gerais, his parents moved to São José dos Campos in the state of São Paulo in 1965 . Here he came into contact with the Música Sertaneja, particularly through his uncle Braz Aparecido, a radio presenter and composer . He started playing the guitar at the age of 15, his teacher was the guitarist Dino Barioni . He played with several guitarists in Brazil, such as Roberto Corrêa , Paulo Freire , Renato Andrade , Pereira da Viola , Ivan Vilela and the Duo Zé Mulato e Cassiano .

In 1990 he began to teach in São José dos Campos and founded the "Orquestra de Viola Caipira de São José dos Campos" with students in 1991 and continues to lead it today. Among others, he worked here with the singer Inezita Barroso . His musical concern is to make the special guitar and lute shapes typical of southern Brazil such as the viola caipira or the viola do cocho better known to orchestras. To this end, in addition to the publication of a number of music pedagogical textbooks, from 1994 he also held viola workshops in several cities. In the same year he founded the “Orquestra Viola de Coité” in Londrina and the “Orquestra Viola Serena” in Itamonte , and further orchestras followed from 2011. In August 2006, he performed at the Festival of World Cultures in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland .

Guitar making

He learned how to make the viola caipira from Renato Vieira from the manufacturing company XADRES.

Discography

  • 1994: Paraiba vivo, orio da minha terra with the Orquesta de Viola Caipira
  • 1995: Modas e violas do vale with the Orquesta de Viola Caipira
  • 1996: Crisálida with Roberto Corrêa and Orquestra Juvenil
  • 1997: Clarão do luar
  • 1998: Violeiros do Brasil , Various artists
  • 1998: Feito na Roça with the Orquesta de Viola Caipira
  • 2000: Festa no Lugar with the Orquesta de Viola Caipira
  • 2001: Florescê
  • 2001: Viola de Coité with the Orquesta de Viola Caipira, Londrina

Publications

  • A viola caipira. Técnicas para ponteio. Ricordi, São Paulo 1992.
  • Manual do Violeiro. Ricordi, São Paulo 1999.
  • To toque de viola. 10 peças para tocar. [Self-published], São Paulo 2001.
  • Pagoda de Cabo a Rabo. [Self-published], São Paulo 2004.
  • Viola-de-Cocho. Método prático. [Self-published], São Paulo 2004.
  • Ponteios, O Pulo do Gato. [Self-published], São Paulo 2004.
  • Coleção Artesanato Brasileiro. Redecard, São Paulo 2008.
  • Troca de Pares. To Estudo Sobre as Escalas Duetadas. [Self-published], São Paulo 2009.
  • Rio Abaixo. [Self-published], São Paulo 2010.

literature

  • Myriam Taubkin, Angélica Del Nery: Violeiros do Brasil. Myriam Taubkin Produções Artísticas, São Paulo 2008, ISBN 978-85-98945-03-3 . With DVD. (In it interviews and music samples from 11 Brazilian viola players, including Braz da Viola).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Braz da Viola. In: com.br. Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira, accessed April 18, 2018 (Portuguese).
personal data
SURNAME Viola, Braz there
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Costa, Braz Roberto there
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian musician, guitar maker, conductor and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Consolação , Minas Gerais