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Frevo Pernambuco’s Carnival Music

Frevo Pernambuco’s Carnival Music. The Term Frevo. Related to the verb “ferver” (to boil over) Vernacular slang for the exuberance of carnival revelers in Recife 1907: term “frevo” first appears in print. Timeline of the Frevo. 1800s European marching band and Afro-Brazilian capoeira mix

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Frevo Pernambuco’s Carnival Music

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  1. Frevo Pernambuco’s Carnival Music

  2. The Term Frevo • Related to the verb “ferver” (to boil over) • Vernacular slang for the exuberance of carnival revelers in Recife • 1907: term “frevo” first appears in print

  3. Timeline of the Frevo 1800s Europeanmarchingband and Afro-Brazilian capoeira mix 1880s Pedestrian Carnival Clubes, marcha-frevo, fanfarras develop 1920s Blocos Carnavalescos, Marcha de Bloco 1930s Frevos recorded by orchestras and broadcast in Brazil’s music industry 1950s First recording studio in Recife opens (Rozenblit) 1960s Modern frevo orquestra develops

  4. Military and Civic Bandsin Nineteenth-Century Brazil • National impact cutting across region, social class, race • Bandmasters and European-style musical literacy • Civic Bands and cultural cosmopolitanism • Rivalry and Competition

  5. Contexts of Marching Band Performance • Community-wide religious processions • Elite masquerade balls during Carnival time • Civic parades and functions of state

  6. Pernambuco Bands • Strong tradition of Rivalry • Capoeira groups and enthusiastic fans

  7. Capoeira • Afro-Brazilian resistance in colonial times • 19th-century urban street culture • Link to Bands in Pernambuco WebPage

  8. Roda de Capoeira WebPage

  9. Passistas Frevo Dancers YouTube

  10. Frevo de Rua • Instrumental frevo • Played by fanfarra (marching bands) during Carnival • Two-part structure • Syncopated melodic lines

  11. Capitão ZuzinhaJosé Lourenço da Silva(1889-1952)

  12. FanfarrasEarly 1900s • Requinta/Clarinet • Trumpet • Two Trombones • Two Horns • Two Tubas • Bombardino • Snare, Surdo

  13. Expanded Fanfarras1910-1920s • Additional trombones • Pandeiro added

  14. Blocos Carnavalescos • 1920s • Middle-class • Family Oriented • Coral Feminino • Orquestra de Pau e Corda YouTube

  15. Coral Feminino

  16. Orquestra de Pau e Corda Clarinet Flute Saxophone Trumpet Guitar Cavaquinho Mandolin Banjo

  17. Frevo and Brazil’s Popular Music Industry • 1930s and 1940s • Frevos recorded in Rio de Janeiro • PRA-8 Radio Orchestra in Recife under direction of Nelson Ferreira • 1950s Discos Rozenblit opens in Recife • 1960s Modern orchestras

  18. Recorded Frevos • Frevo • Two-part instrumental frevo based on the frevo de rua • Performed by a frevo orchestra • Frevo-canção • Solo song frevo sung by popular singer • Accompanied by a frevo orchestra • Frevo de bloco • Marcha de bloco song sung by a coral feminino • Accompanied by an orchestra de pau e corda

  19. Orquestra de Frevo • Radio and society orchestras from Recife 1920s-1950s • Added saxophones • Upright bass and piano often added • Accompanied popular singers • Modern Frevo Orchestra (1960s-present) • Added electric bass • Added drum set

  20. José Menezes • Early band experience (1930s) • Jazz Band Acadêmica (1940s) • PRA-8 Radio Orchestra under Nelson Ferreira (1950s) • TV Radio Club Musical Director and Bandleader (1960s-present)

  21. José Menezes

  22. Orquestra de Frevo de José Menezes

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