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Instruments commonly played in chôro
Instruments commonly played in chôro

Chôro (IPA: ['ʃo.ɾu], literally "cry" in Portuguese, meaning "lament"), traditionally called chorinho ("little cry" or "little lament"), is a Brazilian popular music style. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. The Music of Brazil encompasses various regional Music styles influenced by African European and Amerindian forms Its origins are in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil

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Choro instruments

Originally choro was played by a trio of flute, guitar and cavaquinho (a small chordophone with four strings). The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The cavaquinho ( pron /kava'kiɲu/ in Portuguese) is a small string instrument of the European Guitar family with four wire or gut strings A Chordophone is any Musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating string or strings stretched between two points Other instruments commonly played in choro are the mandolin, clarinet, and saxophone. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind These melody instruments are backed by a rhythm section composed of guitar, 7-string guitar (playing bass lines) and light percussion, such as a pandeiro. The pandeiro (pronounced pɐ̃ˈdejɾu is a type of hand Frame drum. The cavaquinho appears sometimes as a melody instrument, other times as part of the rhythm.

Arrangements for piano of famous chorinho works (like "Carinhoso") often appear in e. g. TV shows.

Compositional structure

Structurally, a choro composition usually has three parts, played in a rondo form: AABBACCA, with each section typically in a different key. Rondo, and its French equivalent rondeau, is a word that has been used in Music in a number of ways most often in reference to a Musical form There are a variety of choros in both major and minor keys.

History

Much of the success of this style of music came from the early days of radio, when bands performed live on the air. By the 1960s, it had evolved into urban samba. However, in the late 1970s there was a successful effort to revitalize the genre, through TV-sponsored nation-wide festivals in 1977 and 1978, which attracted a new, younger generation of musicians. Thanks in great part to these efforts, chôro music remains strong in Brazil. More recently, chôro has attracted the attention of musicians in the United States, such as Mike Marshall, who have brought this kind of music to a new audience. Mike Marshall is an American Mandolin player and Multi-instrumentalist who grew up in central Florida and now lives in Oakland California

Notable Brazilian choro musicians

Notable choro compositions

Suggested Reading

Livingston-Isenhour, T. Paulo Bellinati (b São Paulo, 1950 is a classical guitarist from Brazil. Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, better known as Pixinguinha, ( April 23, 1897 - February 7, 1973) was a Choro Rafael Baptista Rabello ( October 31 1962 - April 27[[ 995]] was a virtuoso Brazilian Guitarist and Composer. Valdir Azevedo ( Rio De Janeiro, January 23, 1923 - São Paulo, September 21, 1980) was a Choro conductor and Ernesto Júlio Nazareth ( March 20, 1863 Rio de Janeiro - February 4, 1934 Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro) Ernesto Júlio Nazareth ( March 20, 1863 Rio de Janeiro - February 4, 1934 Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro) Ernesto Júlio Nazareth ( March 20, 1863 Rio de Janeiro - February 4, 1934 Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro) Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, better known as Pixinguinha, ( April 23, 1897 - February 7, 1973) was a Choro Valdir Azevedo ( Rio De Janeiro, January 23, 1923 - São Paulo, September 21, 1980) was a Choro conductor and Jacob do Bandolim ( February 14, 1918 - August 13, 1969) was a Brazilian composer and musician Tico-Tico no Fubá is the Title of a renowned Brazilian Choro Music piece composed by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917 José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu ( September 19, 1880 — January 22, 1935) was a Brazilian musician Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born June 19, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) popularly known as Chico Buarque, is a Singer Francis Hime ( Rio de Janeiro, August 31, 1939) is a Composer, Arranger, Pianist and Singer from Brazil & Garcia, T. G. C. (2005). Choro: A Social History of a Brazilian Popular Music. Bloomington, Indiana, USA: Indiana University Press.

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Lusophone music
Angola | Aruba |Brazil | Cape Verde | East Timor | Guinea-Bissau | Macau | Malaysia | Mozambique | Netherlands Antilles | Portugal | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sri Lanka

Lusophone music refers to the music sung in Portuguese or in its many dialects and creoles. The music of Angola has been shaped both by wider musical trends and by the political history of the country The music of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba is a mixture of native African and European elements and is closely connected with trends from neighboring countries like Venezuela The Music of Brazil encompasses various regional Music styles influenced by African European and Amerindian forms Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of Folk music usually sung in the Cape Verdean Creole, accompanied by Clarinet East Timor 's music reflects its history under the control of both Portugal and Indonesia, who have imported music like Gamelan and Fado. The Music of Guinea-Bissau is usually associated with the Polyrhythmic Gumbe genre, the country's primary musical export Macau is a Special Administrative Region of the China. It was formerly a Colony of Portugal, which left a legacy of linguistic and other cultural Malaysian Music is influenced by neighboring Indonesian and Thai forms as well as Portuguese, Filipino and Chinese Mozambique is a former Portuguese Colony, and its native Folk musics have been highly influenced by Portuguese forms The music of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba is a mixture of native African and European elements and is closely connected with trends from neighboring countries like Venezuela Portugal is internationally known in the Music scene for its traditions of Fado, but the country has seen a recent expansion in musical styles with modern acts São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country off the coast of Africa The music of Sri Lanka originates in cultural traditions deriving from three influences the religious practices of Buddhism, the aftereffects of Portuguese

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choro

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  1. (music) A style of Brazilian popular music
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