O Caldeirão dos esquecidos de Danilo Guanais: gênese e interpretação de uma obra para violino solo em estilo Armorial

Abstract

This work presents an artistic research on the interpretation of O Caldeirão dos esquecidos for solo violin by Danilo Guanais, written in northeastern brazilian musical style, called Armorial. It also reports on the collaboration between performer and composer during the piece's composition and it´s preparation for performance. Methodological tools as bibliographic and phonographic review, face-to-face meetings, interview and score analysis were used. From this research resulted: an interpretation of the piece, developed in direct contact with the composer - that may become a first parameter, beginning an interpretation tradition; the score edition with bowings and fingerings; the première and a record of the piece. Data analysis on the composer-performer collaboration concluded that the collaborative process was beneficial for both parties: on one hand, the composition was improved and became more idiomatic; on the other hand, the direct contact with the composer contributed substantially to the construction of the piece’s interpretation. Bibliographic review, score analysis, and interview showed that Danilo Guanais uses Armorial aesthetics in a personal way, combining it with contemporary techniques of composition. Modalism, tonalism and serialism combination is often used.