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O Quebra-Toco
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Woodwind Ensemble, Woodwind Quintet Bassoon, Clarinet, Flute, French Horn, Oboe - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1791474
By Lucas Brito. Composed by Lucas Brito. Arranged by Lucas Brito. This edition: pdf, streaming. Contemporary, Folk, Latin, Spiritual. 12 pages. Lucas Brito #1351603. Published by Lucas Brito (A0.1791474).O Quebra-Toco is part of the Contemporary Didactic Choros series and proposes a vibrant encounter between the Brazilian choro tradition and the refined language of contemporary chamber music. Conceived for chamber ensemble, the piece explores clear musical dialogues between the voices, well-defined counterpoint, and a pedagogical approach that values both instrumental technique and collective musicality.
Inspired by the spiritual entity Quebra-Toco from Umbanda — a symbol of strength, firmness, protection, and justice — the work carries an energetic and determined character. The incisive rhythmic gestures, marked accents, and strongly grounded themes evoke ideas of rootedness, resilience, and purposeful movement, as if walking forward with clarity and intention.
Despite its robust energy, O Quebra-Toco preserves the lightness and swing characteristic of choro, balancing rhythmic vigor with moments of lyricism and fluidity. The chamber music language expands the genre, bringing harmonic sophistication and formal clarity without losing the groove, spontaneity, and popular spirit that define Brazilian choro.
As part of the didactic proposal of the series, the piece was conceived to develop articulation, rhythmic precision, ensemble listening, and stylistic understanding, serving both pedagogical study and concert performance. O Quebra-Toco reaffirms choro as a living, contemporary language, deeply connected to Brazil’s cultural and spiritual roots.
— Lucas Brito.
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