Seven Cold Cities: The Milonga of Vitor Ramil

This article analyzes popular composer Vitor Ramil's work in the musical genre of milonga. The article argues that the structural syncopation of the rhythmic cell in milonga brings leveza, or lightness, to the music, one of the qualities Ramil identifies as guiding principles in his "aesth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bryan McCann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aarhus University 2015-09-01
Series:Brasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/bras/article/view/20432