Joanine Musical Aesthetics: a study of the influences of the compositions of Marcos Portugal, Nunes Garcia and sigismund neukomm in the Joanine Period in Brazil

Abstract

The characteristics of the musical aesthetics of the composers of the Joanine period, nowadays, have been an important factor for a well-founded historical interpretation. The present work aims at the study and analysis of the stylistic aesthetics of three of the main composers of the Brazilian Joanine period from 1808 to 1822. Based on biographical and documentary data of composers José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Marcos Portugal and Sigismund Neukomm, as well as their respective works, it is possible to ascertain the structural and aesthetic differences and similarities among the composers. For such an examination, their musical formations and the historical context in which each composer was inserted are taken into account. The study of the artists approached is of great importance for a better understanding of the Joanine period, as well as for all post-Joanine Brazilian music.