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Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte Escola De Música Programa De Pós-Graduação Em Música UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE ESCOLA DE MÚSICA PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM MÚSICA ANA PAULA GOMES DE SOUZA SONATA 1980 PARA VIOLINO DE ERNST MAHLE: uma abordagem interpretativa visando a construção de uma performance NATAL-RN 2017 ANA PAULA GOMES DE SOUZA SONATA 1980 PARA VIOLINO DE ERNST MAHLE: uma abordagem interpretativa visando a construção de uma performance Artigo apresentado ao Programa de Pós- Graduação em Música (PPGMUS) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), na linha de pesquisa - Processos e Dimensões da Produção Artística, como requisito parcial para a obtenção do título de Mestre em Música. Orientador: Prof. Dr. Rucker Bezerra de Queiroz. NATAL-RN 2017 ANA PAULA GOMES DE SOUZA SONATA 1980 PARA VIOLINO DE ERNST MAHLE: uma abordagem interpretativa visando a construção de uma performance Artigo apresentado ao Programa de Pós- Graduação em Música (PPGMUS) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), na linha de pesquisa - Processos e Dimensões da Produção Artística, como requisito parcial para a obtenção do título de Mestre em Música. Aprovado em: ___/___/___ BANCA EXAMINADORA: _________________________________________________________ PROF. Dr. RUCKER BEZERRA DE QUEIROZ UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE (UFRN) ORIENTADOR _________________________________________________________ PROF. Dr. DURVAL DA NOBREGA CESETTI UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE (UFRN) MEMBRO DA BANCA _________________________________________________________ PROF. Dra. REGIANE HIROMI YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CAMPINA GRANDE (UFCG) MEMBRO DA BANCA A Jesus, autor e consumador da minha Fé. AGRADECIMENTOS Agradeço à Deus pelo dom da vida e por ser a fonte de toda a sabedoria. Nossas limitações não limitam o poder de Deus em nós. Ele é Soberano. Como sou grata. Aos meus pais, Eunice e Daniel Souza, pelo amor, incentivo e apoio incondicional. Vocês são referenciais em minha vida. Seus valores, carrego-os dentro de mim como herança eterna. Obrigada por persistirem comigo nas horas difíceis. Seus braços me fortaleceram e por isso estou aqui. Obrigada às minhas irmãs e cunhado, Priscila Souza, Pérsida e Edinaldo Rocha. Não tenho palavras suficientes para dizer o quanto vocês são especiais para mim. De maneira direta, estiveram envolvidos em toda a construção desta Pesquisa. Obrigada, Priscila, por não medir esforços para estar comigo em visita à residência do maestro Ernst Mahle, em novembro de 2015. Obrigada, Pérsida e Edinaldo, por me auxiliarem nas inúmeras madrugadas de pesquisa. Trago sempre em minha memória a presença de vocês nos momentos mais decisivos e importantes em minha vida e na construção desta Pesquisa... vocês me incentivaram de uma maneira que jamais conseguiria expressar em palavras. Muito obrigada por tudo! Vocês são os meus tesouros. Ao meu amor, Hallysson Leão, que desde o início teve as palavras certas, na hora certa, para me incentivar durante todo o processo. Agradeço por você ser o meu melhor amigo, participante em todas as situações. Obrigada por gravar os vídeos e registrar as fotos quando estivemos em visita ao Mahle, juntamente com a Priscila. Com certeza, o diferencial deste trabalho eu devo a você, Amor. Agradeço aos meus sogros, Derenice e Albino Araújo, pelas orações e palavras de conforto bem como aos amigos Edinaldo Barbosa e Rodolfo Fontoura pelo apoio. Ao casal, Cidinha e Ernst Mahle, que tão afetuosamente nos receberam em sua residência, após telefonemas e e-mails. Seu exemplo de vida é uma inspiração. Agradeço por ser fortemente influenciada pela sua visão pedagógica e musical. Meu desejo é que suas composições se perpetuem através da valorização do repertório contemporâneo brasileiro para violino. Agradeço ao meu orientador, Prof.1 Dr.2 Rucker Bezerra, pela oportunidade de elaboração deste Trabalho através de seu apoio e orientação. Lembro-me que, ao decidirmos encontrar pessoalmente o compositor, foi a primeira pessoa que nos ajudou para que a nossa 1Professor (Prof). 2Doutor (Dr.). ida à São Paulo se tornasse possível. Tive a oportunidade de ser sua aluna na classe de violino do curso de Bacharelado em Música na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) onde, anos depois, foi o local que assumi como professora substituta no período em que esteve em sua conclusão do Doutorado. Como me alegra chegar nesta etapa acadêmica e, mais uma vez, obter a sua orientação e direcionamento em minha vida estudantil. Muito obrigada por tudo, principalmente por ser meu professor. Ao Prof. Dr. Durval Cesetti que, além de um excelente orientador, pianista e camerista, se tornou uma inspiração para mim. Obrigada pelo apoio sempre presente e pelas oportunidades de tocarmos juntos desde a Especialização em Música de Câmara, quando foi meu orientador. As sessões de ensaios que tivemos, naquele período, tornaram-se aulas de violino, embora sendo professor de piano, pois contribuíram grandemente para o meu desenvolvimento técnico e musical. Obrigada, professor. Agradeço à Prof. Dra.3 Regiane Yamaguchi por aceitar o convite para compor a banca da defesa. Suas palavras e apontamentos enriqueceram este Trabalho. Obrigada por compartilhar seu conhecimento me permitindo assim a oportunidade de desenvolver o máximo do potencial como aluna. A Audinêz Barreto pela paciência e profissionalismo na normalização desta Pesquisa, auxiliando e orientando modificações para uma leitura clara e eficiente de todo o tema abordado. Agradeço à Escola de Música da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (EMUFRN) bem como a Direção Acadêmica, Secretarias, Coordenação e Professores do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Música (PPGMUS), que realizam o seu trabalho com tanto amor e dedicação para que nós, alunos, possamos nos tornar músicos e pesquisadores completos. Aos meus amigos e alunos de violino que contribuíram para mais esta etapa em minha vida, de forma direta ou indireta, meu muito obrigada. 3Doutora (Dra.). RESUMO O trabalho composicional de Ernst Mahle, compositor alemão, naturalizado brasileiro, torna-se peculiar por, originalmente, ser voltado para prática pedagógica. Suas composições foram, inicialmente, criadas a partir de uma busca por um repertório acessível dentro do desenvolvimento técnico dos alunos de inúmeros instrumentos. Como maestro e professor, sendo um dos fundadores da Escola de Música de Piracicaba / SP4, atual cidade onde reside, inseriu em suas obras os elementos da música folclórica brasileira, em paralelo às influências composicionais de Bartók, que também se utilizava de características folclóricas em suas obras. No período entre 1955 a 1980, Mahle compôs Sonatas e Sonatinas para violino, das quais este Artigo apresenta a Sonata 1980 em uma abordagem interpretativa, visando a construção de uma performance, através de reflexões sobre a música contemporânea e música contemporânea brasileira. A partir da contextualização da Música atual, iniciamos uma abordagem sobre a construção da performance e as etapas da execução nos conceitos técnico, estético e filosófico como também a reflexão sobre a prática da interpretação. A experiência biográfica com o compositor é compartilhada através de relatos pessoais, após entrevistas, resultando em uma visita a sua residência na cidade de Piracicaba / SP no dia 8 de novembro de 2015. A maturação do desenvolvimento da pesquisa resultou em uma construção performática, entre sugestões técnicas e interpretativas para uma boa execução, auxiliando a reflexão sobre a valorização do repertório contemporâneo de peças brasileiras para violino ainda pouco abordadas em recitais e salas de concertos. Palavras-chave: Violino. Sonata 1980. Ernst Mahle. Música Contemporânea Brasileira. Performance Musical. 4São Paulo (SP). ABSTRACT The compositional work of Ernst Mahle, german composer, naturalized Brazilian, becomes peculiar by original being turned to pedagogical practice. His compositions were initially created from the search for an accessible repertoire within the technical development of the students of numerous instruments. As a teacher and conductor, being one of the founders of the School of Music of Piracicaba / SP5, the present city where he reside, include in his works the elements of brazilian folk music, in parallel with the compositional influences of Bartók, who also use folkloric characteristics in your works. In the period between 1955 and 1980, Mahle composed Sonatas and Sonatinas for violin, of which this article presents the Sonata 1980 in an interpretative approach to construction of a performance, through reflections on contemporary music and contemporary brazilian music. From the contextualisation of the current music, it begins an approach on the construction of the performance and as stages of the execution in the technical, aesthetic and philosophical concepts, as well as a reflection on the practice of the interpretation. The biographical experience with the composer and shared through reports, post-interviews, resulting in a visit to his residence in the city of Piracicaba / SP on November 8, 2015. A maturation of this research development resulted in a performance construction, between technical and interpretative suggestions for a good performance, assisting a reflection on an appreciation of the contemporary repertoire of brazilian violin pieces not yet covered in recitals and concert halls. Keywords: Violin. Sonata 1980. Ernst Mahle. Brazilian Contemporary Music. Musical Performance. 5São Paulo (SP). LISTA DE FIGURAS Figura 1 - Movimento bilateral...................................................................................
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