O maracatu de baque virado na bateria: estratégias para a criação de adaptações do gênero a partir do relato de bateristas

Abstract

Since drums arrival in Brazil, in the mid 1920s, they been explored for several purposes, one of which is the adaptation of popular Brazilian rhythms. This work is about the ways of adapting the genre of maracatu on drums. The aim of this study is to investigate the tools used by drummers in the creation of maracatu grooves for the drums. The specific objectives include contextualizing the manifestation of the maracatu, analyzing aspects of choices of drums parts used to transport elements present in percussive manifestations of the genre and understanding which elements are essential in this type of adaptation. As an exploratory research with a qualitative approach, a bibliographic review and semi-structured interviews were used as methodological tools. The interviews, conducted with four drummers who work or have already worked with adaptations of the maracatu, sought to understand the methodological processes that these musicians use to create their adaptations and the elements they consider essential when designing a maracatu ensemble for the drums. From this work, it was verified the existence of several processes of adaptation of the genre of maracatu as well as different ways of applying these adaptations. It was also found that most of the adaptations of this genre are made from timbre approaches and simulations of percussion instruments on the drums. This research demonstrates its importance for contributing to the study area on drums and Brazilian rhythms, serving not only for drummers, but can also be useful to other instrumentalists who wish to incorporate the language of maracatu in their instrument. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]