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OverviewA landmark in Brazilian music scholarship, A Respectable Spell introduces English-speaking readers to the rich history of samba from its nineteenth century origins to its emergence as a distinctive genre in the 1930s. Merging storytelling with theory, Carlos Sandroni profiles performers, composers, and others while analyzing the complex ideologies their music can communicate in their lyrics and rhythms, and how the meaning of songs and musical genres can vary depending on social and historical context. He also delves into lundu, modinha, maxixe, and many other genres of Brazilian music; presents the little-heard voices and perspectives of marginalized Brazilians like the African-descended sambistas; and presents a study in step with the types of decolonial approaches to ethnomusicology that have since emerged, treating the people being studied not only as makers of music but also of knowledge. Incisive and comprehensive, A Respectable Spell tells the compelling story of an iconic Brazilian musical genre. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carlos SandroniPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780252086083ISBN 10: 0252086082 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 16 November 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsCoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsTranslator’s Foreword: The Decolonial Spark of a Translated SpellAcknowledgmentsIntroduction to the English TranslationOriginal IntroductionMusical PremisesPart One: From Lundu to SambaChapter 1. “Sweet Lundus, for Massa to Dream”Chapter 2. Maxixe and Its AntecedentsChapter 3. From Bahia to RioChapter 4. From the Dining Room to the Drawing RoomChapter 5. “Pelo telefone”Part Two: From One Samba to the OtherChapter 6. When Did Samba Become Samba?Chapter 7. Birds and CommoditiesChapter 8. From Malandro to ComposerChapter 9. A Respectable SpellChapter 10. On the GramophoneConclusionGlossaryNotesWorks CitedIndexBack coverReviewsAt long last, we can celebrate the publication of this groundbreaking study in English. Carlos Sandroni's brilliant 'historical ethnomusicology' of samba laid the foundations for many subsequent studies, and continues to set a standard in the field. Sandroni is equally adept at fine-grained musical analysis, rich social-historical contextualization, and crisp, clear explanation. Michael Iyanaga's sensitive and graceful translation makes this accessible to a broad international audience for the first time. This book is fundamental for all those interested in samba's emergence and evolution. --Bryan McCann, author of Hard Times in the Marvelous City: From Dictatorship to Democracy in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro Author InformationCarlos Sandroni is a professor of ethnomusicology in the Faculty of Music and the Faculty of Anthropology at the Federal University of Pernambuco (Recife). He was chairman of the Brazilian Association of Ethnomusicology from 2002 to 2004. His books include Mário contra Macunaíma: Cultura e política em Mário de Andrade. Michael Iyanaga is an assistant professor of music and Latin American studies at the College of William and Mary. His books include Desafios e particularidades da produção antropológica no Norte e Nordeste do Brasil. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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