Tiago Videira - The Portuguese Way

Ms. Patty Ho Lee plays Tiago Videira's "The Portuguese way" in the CLUTCH recital - new music by new composers at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2 November 2011, Bates Recital Hall.

«Fado (Portuguese: destiny, fate) is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. In popular belief, fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor. However, in reality fado is simply a form of song which can be about anything, but must follow a certain structure. The music is usually linked to the Portuguese word saudade which symbolizes the feeling of loss (a permanent, irreparable loss and its consequent life lasting damage).»

"The Portuguese way" was my visiting card in Austin, Texas. A concert piece for solo piano in which I try to mimic the four layers that usually compose a fado corrido: the vocal line and its gestures and ornamentations; the Portuguese guitar counter-melodies; the classical guitar basic harmonies and the colorful bass line.

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