Seresta (music) explained

Seresta is a traditional Brazilian music style from the first half of the 20th century. The musician who plays seresta is called a seresteiro.

In the 1960s, the Museum of Seresta and Serenata (pt|Museu da Seresta e da Serenata) opened in Valença, Rio de Janeiro. The municipality also hosts events like the "Seresteiros Festival".

Description

Seresta music can be purely instrumental or accompanied by singing.^[1]

Seresta is characterized by the amorous and nostalgic atmosphere of a Brazilian serenade with tempo variations. It is common for the genre to alternate between a sequential, expressive, and sentimental melody and a lively waltz with metrical ambiguity.^[2] Seresta is played with instruments like bandolin, acoustic guitar, accordion, flute, and cavaquinho and has a romantic thematic.^[3]

Famous seresteiros

• Guilherme de Brito
• Vicente Celestino
• Carlos José
• Júlio Medaglia

See also

• Arrocha
• Baião
• Chôro
• Frevo
• Sertanejo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Magalhães Pinto . Marcelo G.M. . The Musical Thought of Egberto Gismonti in 7anéis for Piano . FMCB . 20 August 2023.
2. Web site: Mitchell II . Ceylon . Selected Flute Traditions in the Americas: Brazilian Chôro, Cuban Charanga, and Classical Music Applications . ProQuest . 20 August 2023 . en.
3. Web site: Matos . Marcelo . Lemos . Cristina . Using the approach of local productive arrangements and systems for the analysis of creative industries in Brazil . Academia.edu . 20 August 2023.