Guanabara Suite

Osvaldo Lacerda

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General Info

Year: 1965
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Unknown
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Movements

1. Dobrado
2. Modinha
3. Valsa
4. Invocação
5. Marcha de Rancho

(movement order uncertain)

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The state of Guanabara was a state of Brazil from 1960 to 1975, that existed in the territory corresponding to the current location of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. The old Federal District was located there.

This suite is dedicated to the founding of the city of Rio de Jáneiro 400 years ago.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Banda Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Abel Rocha, conductor)
Audio CD: Brazil Wind Orchestra (Dario Sotelo, conductor) - 2009

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, La.) Fredericks Concert Band and Wind Symphony (Jeffrey C. Mathews and Oliver Molina, conductors) - 21 April 2015
Banda Sinfônica de Cubatão (Tatuí, Brazil) (Marcos Sadao Shirakawa, conductor) – 30 November 2002
Portland (Ore.) State University Wind Symphony (Edward Higgins, conductor) – 20 March 2008 (CBDNA 2008 Western/Northwestern Division Conference, Reno, Nev.)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Guanabara (state). Wikipedia Accessed 28 August 2021
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Osvaldo Lacerda." Accessed 28 August 2021
Osvaldo Lacerda. Wikipedia Accessed 28 August 2021