Entre Águas (Between Waters)
"This composition's initial goal was to integrate the CD "Arte pela Paz "(Art for peace). Inspired by the dance movement of the waters, represented by the arpeggios of the left hand, this piece is written for solo piano."
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5
"In commemoration of five months of courtship, I wrote this piece on a pentatonic scale and other explorations of number five."
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Invenção I (Invention I)
"I wrote the Inventions I and II in 2000, as an assignment of the Counterpoint II class, at the time I was a music student at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul."
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Invenção II (Invention II)
"I wrote the Inventions I and II in 2000, as an assignment of the Counterpoint II class, at the time I was a music student at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul."
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Fuga em Ré M (Fugue in D)
"I wrote the Fugue in D Major in 2001, as an assignment of the Fugue's class, while I was studying music at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul."
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Flor (Flower)
"When I wrote this piece in 2005, I was thinking about those situations when we feel displaced outside of our natural habitat. When we are aligned with our true nature, we are like the flower, that being in its garden, is even more beautiful. "
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Uma Canção de Outros Tempos (A Song From Other Times)
"I wrote this song in 2000, and it looks for expressing those moments when we look back and remember happy situations of our path."
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Origens - Dança de Negros I (Origins - Negro Dance I)
The Negro Dance I "Origins" was composed in September 1998, to be used as an encore in my first recital at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The name Origins, refers to the Afro culture that contributed to the enrichment of the Brazilian music rhythm. This piece was dedicated to my piano teacher at the time: Ney Fialkow
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Dança da Terra (Dance of the Earth)
"The Dance of the Earth was composed in Porto Alegre - RS, in 2007, to be part of a CD with my compositions. I used themes from 2 Negro Dances that I composed in 2004: the Negro Dance V (for recorder and piano) and the Negro Dance VI (for clarinet, cello and piano), both were performed that year, as encores of chamber music recitals. The CD did not come out, but it inspired the creation of this piece that I have performed in several recitals. "
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Sonho Primaveril (Spring Dream)
Sonho Primaveril (Spring Dream) was my first piano composition. I wrote it when I was 9, in the first year of the piano course. At the time I loved to play the A. Schmoll Piano Method pieces, and this composition was certainly influenced by it.
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Andante em Lá Menor (Andante in A Minor)
I composed this piece at age 11. All the pieces I wrote in childhood explore the technical resources I learned during the piano lessons. In this composition, I explore the left hand’s arpeggios.
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Pirâmide Vermelha (Red Pyramid)
As a teenager, I had a small red pyramid at home as a decorative object. I had the idea of doing an experiment: staring at that pyramid for a while to see if it would inspire me with a new composition. And it worked! This is how this piece came about.
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Ensaio (Rehearsal)
In High School, whenever I had a little time I would run to the piano. In one of these rehearsals, this piece was born.
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Últimas Energias (Last Energies)
I wrote this piece in November 1995. At this time of year, as a high school student, my energies were already running out! The beginning of the piece, in a minor key, expresses well what I was feeling. The next theme, in Major key, is an attempt of self-motivation that ends up overcome by fatigue.
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Passeando no Bosque (Walking in the Woods)
I composed this piece when I was a student at the Curitiba Music Festival in early 1996. When I played it, it reminded me of the little woods at home, which was almost 500 miles away.
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Mistérios da Casa 325 (Mysteries of the House 325)
In 1997, I was preparing myself for the music practice test to enter university and needed to improve my skills in solfege. Then I wrote a melody to use as a vocal exercise, but when I finished the first line, I decided to try it on the violin and as a result I wrote a solo violin study. Thinking of turning the study into a violin and piano piece, this solo piano version ended up being born. The title came years later, but connects the music to the house where I lived at the time.
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Algo Mudou (Something Changed)
I wrote this piece in May 1998, in the first months of university. At the time I was studying the F. Chopin’s "black keys study" Op. 10 No. 5.
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Ares Tropicais (Tropical Airs)
This is one of the pieces that I composed in adolescence, probably influenced by Ernesto Nazareth’s compositions wich I loved to play.
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Um Ser Semelhante (A Similar Being)
I wrote this piece at the age of 14, influenced by the romantic melodies performed by famous French pianist Richard Clayderman. I remember hearing the pianist's LPs at my piano teacher's house at the time, Hilda Patschkowski.
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Assim Diz a Música... (According to the Music...)
This piece was written in 1999. It expresses the feelings that I experienced at the time, as an academic.
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Compasso Maluco (Crazy Measure)
I composed this piece with a didactic purpose in 2018. It was written for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia/MG/Brazil.
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O Trem que Vai e Vem (The Train That Goes and Comes)
I composed this piece with a didactic purpose in 2018. It was written for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia/MG/Brazil.
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Milonga do Meu Pago
I composed this piece with a didactic purpose in 2019. It was written for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia/MG/Brazil.
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Mamulengo Arretado
I composed this piece with a didactic purpose in 2019. It was written for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia/MG/Brazil.
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Marcha (March)
I composed this piece as a teenager, probably influenced by a song that every piano student in my town played at that time: Vangelis' Chariots of Fire.
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Eu Era... (I Was...)
I wrote this piece at the age of twelve. It represents the conversation between two children. At the beginning of the song, a boy tells about the difficulties he has faced. He is then comforted by his friend on the second theme of the music and by reexposing his situation, he already feels more confident about his future.
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Livro dos Sonhos (Book of Dreams) - piano 4 hands
At thirteen years old, I dreamed of composing an opera! I wrote several short songs that would be used as soundtracks about an enchanted book. Even if I was help by a cousin to develop ideas and write scores - at that time I had a considerable difficulty on reading music, the challenge was too big!
In 2018, I used one of this soundtracks to create a didactic piece for piano 4 hands written for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia/MG/Brazil.
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Melos (Greek: melody) - piano 4 hands
I composed this melody in 1999 and remember that I use to play it as soundtrack of baptisms at the Lutheran Churches where I worked as an organist. Another time, it also served as opening song for the performances of a CTG (South Brazil Traditions Center) group in which I worked as a violinist.
In 2019, I used the song for the creation of a piece for piano 4 hands written for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia/MG/Brazil.
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As Três Vias (The Three Routes) - piano 4 hands
I composed this piece in September 2000. It was performed with the title "Rehearsal in Brazilian Style" at a Christmas Concert that same year by a Camerata formed with students and colleagues.
In 2003 I wrote an extended version for string trio and classical guitar. With new name and instrumentation, this song integrates the CD "Art for Peace", released in 2005.
In 2018, I wrote a new version, this time for piano 4 hands. It was written for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia/MG/Brazil.
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Dança Sincopada (Syncopated Dance) - piano 4 hands
I composed this piece for piano 4 hands in 2018. It was written for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia / MG/Brazil.
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Dança de Negros III (Negro Dance III – for piano 4 hands)
I wrote the Negro Dance III in August 2003. In 2005, I added an introduction that I called Lamento (Lament). It was performed in several recitals of Brazilian chamber music that year, in duo with the cellist Rodrigo Alquati.
In 2018, I wrote this piano 4 hands version for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia / MG/Brazil.
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Eclipse no Guaíba (Eclipse on the Guaíba River) - piano 4 hands
I composed this piece for piano 4 hands at the begining of 2019, on an eclipse day in Porto Alegre, South Brazil. It was written for the XVII Cora Pavan Capparelli Piano Competition, held in Uberlândia/MG/Brazil.
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Planeta Azul (Blue Planet)
I wrote this piece in 1999. It was originally conceived as a song to perform with a friend at the Musicians' Party in my hometown. However, no lyrics came up for this song, so I ended up creating a solo piano version. Blue Planet is the first track of the CD Arte Pela Paz (Art For Peace), released in 2005.
In March 2019, I created a new extended version of the piece.
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Zodíaco (Zodiac)
It all started on my first day of piano classes, at age 9... at the teacher's house door, her first question was: what's your zodiac sign? I said: Sagittarius. And she: IIh, Sagittarius is not good for music! After a while in silence, she looked at my hands and said: but the fingers are long, maybe you can play. She used to say that the best zodiac sign for music was Taurus: her sign!
This piqued my interest in astrology.
In this cycle, I have tried to portray the way I perceive the temperament of each zodiac sign. For the construction of the cycle, I used the classification of signs according to the 4 elements: Fire, Earth, Air and Water. For each element I used a theme that I developed in different ways in the signs of each element.
The complete cycle is approximately 30 minutes long.It was written between May and November 2019.
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Perto do Céu - Prelúdio e Dança (Close to Heaven - Prelude and Dance)
In the beginning of 2018, I had to move away from my professional activities because of respiratory and muscle problems. Only in April 2019 did I begin to feel better and was inspired to write this piece. Close to Heaven is formed by an expressive prelude, followed by a technically challenging dance.
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Sapiência (Sapience)
I wrote this piece in 2005, inspired by the new world that opened up before me, at a time when I sought Knowledge through the study of religions.
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Esperança (Hope)
In this time of quarantine, I found comfort and renewed my hope and strength by following the daily Home Concerts of pianist Igor Levit. I felt inspired to compose a new piano piece that I called “Esperança” - which means Hope.
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Florescer (Flourish)
I composed this piece in 1999, in my twenties, to remember a moment when I overcame a personal obstacle. The original title was Victory.
In 2003, I wrote a new extended version of the piece and thought it would be more appropriate to change the title to Flourish.
When I play this piece, I remember this significant moment in my life, when I overcame limiting beliefs and had the courage to assume my true nature for the first time.
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Descompassos (Out of Beat)
I wrote this piece in 1999. It represents those moments when our expectations are frustrated and we need to find a center of peace and balance to adjust to a temporarily imposed reality.
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