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Northeastern Brazilian Music Features In Ascensão, Helder Alves De Oliveira

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Musical elements from Northeastern Brazil served as a source for Brazilian nationalist art music. Its principal representatives are Villa-Lobos and Camargo Guarnieri. According to José Maria Neves, “Brazilian nationalism [a musical movement] is essentially neoclassical with respect to formal principles and language: it employs classical forms (suite, sonata, variations, etc.) and traditional melodic and harmonic structures using elements of Brazilian folk music.