Origin of Music in Brazil

The first registration of the musical event in Brazil comes from the activities of the two Jesuit priests in the year 1549, after ten year, they found a settlements for the indigenous people with a musical education structure. And one century later reduced of the southern Brazil that was founded by Spaniard Jesuits he had a strong cultural development where some of the music schools were established. Some of the report show that the attraction of the indigenous people of the European music. The indigenous people also helped in taking part in the music with both the making of the musical instruments and the practice of the vocal and instrumental performance. The musical patterns were naturally, from the European belief, and the reason of the musicalization of the indigenous people was mainly for Catcheism, with the small original creative assistance by themselves. Later, the reaming of the Indians who survived from the massacres and wave went to the more remote place of Brazil, the escape from the contact with the European settlers, and their part in the national musical life reduce, eventually mostly completely disappearing.

 

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