Karl Miller ask:

>Are there many Brazilian composers writing art music, opera, chamber
>music, symphonic music, etc.  these days and are there recordings
>available?

The answer is YES.

We have a five hundred of History of the Music since Colonial Age (with
masses, marches and music court - the Brazilian territory was ocupied
by Portuguese, Spanish, Holland, French and English Empires) to present
day (with intense symphonic activity and electro-acoustical music).  The
sites below show a little of the Brazilian Music (in all have recordings
of the Brazilian composers to sell):

- ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE MUSICA (Brazilian Academy of Music):
http://www.abmusica.org.br/

- CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACAO DE MUSICA CONTEMPORANEA (Center of Documentation
of Contemporary Music): http://www.unicamp.br/cdmc/

- ORQUESTRA SINFONICA BRASILEIRA (BRAZILIAN SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA):
http://www.osb.com.br/

- ORQUESTRA SINFONICA DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO - OSESP (Symphonic Orchestra
of State of Sao Paulo): http://www.osesp.art.br/home.aspx

- ORQUESTRA SINFONICA MUNICIPAL DE CAMPINAS (Symphonic Orchestra of the
City of Campinas): http://www.sinfonicadecampinas.com.br/2006/default.asp

- MUSEU VILLA-LOBOS (Villa-Lobos Museum): http://www.museuvillalobos.org.br/

- VIVA MUSICA!  (Long Life, Music!): http://www.vivamusica.com.br/

- REVISTA CLASSICOS (Classics Review): http://www.concerto.com.br/index.htm

I'm a teacher of History of Music and I make to my pupils one list of
the more importants Brazilians composers (I need translate to English).
Do you want?

Edson Tadeu Ortolan

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