Genre Categories | Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For voices, percussion, guitar; |
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Work Title | Caramurú |
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Alternative. Title | Deus do fogo / Fado característico brasileiro |
Composer | Gonzaga, Chiquinha |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICG 28 |
Key | C major |
First Performance. | 1889 |
Librettist | Furtado Coelho (1831–1900) |
Language | Portuguese |
Dedication | À Exma. Sra. D. Candida Muniz Barreto Costa |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voices, guitar, orchestra, brazilian viola, pandeiro |
External Links | Acervo Digital Chiquinha Gonzaga |
Extra Information | Performed in the plays "De 13 de maio a 15 de novembro" (1889) by Luís Furtado Coelho and "Pudesse esta paixão" (1912) by Álvaro Colás |
The Brazilian viola (viola caipira) is actually a type of Brazilian guitar - see Wikipedia. The pandeiro is a type of drum and is similar to a tambourine - see Wikipedia.