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The Sound of Music
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Latin Love

Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, singer, and pianist/guitarist. Jobim is celebrated in Brazil and acknowledged elsewhere as one of the most popular composers of the 20th century.  In partnership with Vinicius de Moraes, Newton Mendonça, and other collaborators, Jobim created the most famous and enduring bossa nova standards, such as “Garota de Ipanema,” “Desafinado,” and “Corcovado.” In 1957, Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonca released the album Desafinado, featuring this new style of samba, incorporating it with jazz motifs and poetic lyrics sung by João Gilberto.

n 1958, Jobim and Luis Bonfa wrote the soundtrack to the great motion picture Black Orpheus, based on the Orpheus-Eurydice legend  recast  in Brazil and the Rio de Janeiro Carnival.  I recall the movie as one of startling revelations of my medical school days. I could hardly stand the death of the beautiful Eurydice. I too was Orpheus in despair.

Whitwam recalled:" More than just showcasing samba, Black Orpheus brought this music to life, making Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luis Bonfa international stars. From the very opening title scene, where favalistas burst through an ancient frieze of Orpheus and Eurydice, to the climactic Carnival parade, music pervades practically every moment of the film.  As in the Greek legend, Orpheus is a legendary minstrel among his neighbors in the slums above Rio. He meets a naive county girl, named Eurydice. She has run to the city to escape from a jealous suitor who means to kill her. Orpheus protects her, and they fall in love. Death finally catches her. Inconsolable over his loss, Orpheus searches for her in the land of the dead. The underworld in Rio is the Bureau of Missing Persons and a Macumba ceremony, where Orpheus attempts to contact her spirit… The music is timeless. The soundtrack sold millions. United States jazz musicians like Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd began to cover Orpheus numbers like "A Felicidade" and "Manha de Carnaval" (Morning of Carnival) with as much enthusiasm as other popular Jobim songs like "Corvacado" and "One Note Samba."

Carnival

Play P2500 Band Latin Love
Black Orpheus (Carnival)  Antonio Carlos Jobim and Louis Bonfa
Contigo Aprendi ( I Learnt With You) Armando Manzanero
Desafinado
 El Reloj 
Ana Gabriel
Corcovado
Historia de un Amor 
El Triste 
 
 

Latin Love (Free)

39.2 Mb

See  Tom Jobim and João Gilberto

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Free Music Downloads are offered as music history, music appreciation, education and demonstrations of Persona Studio's arranging, recording and mastering techniques. All the recordings are completed in house by Stephen Gislason. The music selections and their history are explained in the book, Sound of Music.

Album Link	Download	Size MB
Shorter & Zawinul (Free)		58.3
Miles Lineage  (Free)		51.4
Counterpoint for Genius 1A		34.5
Counterpoint for Genius 1B		38.2
Art of the Fugue 1A		33.3
Art of the Fugue 1 B		39.4
Digital Bach Favorites A		39.7
Digital Bach Favorites B		41.6
Jamaica A (Free)		23.8
Jamaica B (Free)		35.8
Latin Love (Free)		39.2
P2500 Dance Party One		39.2
P2500 Dance Party Two		39.2
Captain Suite		39.2
Robins Love		39.2

Topics presented at Persona Digital Studio are from the book, The Sound of Music by Stephen Gislason.
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Our Music Catalogue includes recorded performances by the P2500 Band, Em4U, and the Persona Classical Consort.  Music downloads are available from our companion website: Persona Digital Online.