Marco Pereira (born 1950) is a Brazilian

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ist. He was born in

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and took lessons from Isaias Savio, an important Uruguayan guitarist and teacher who brought

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's technique to Brazil. Pereira obtained his master's degree at the

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; his thesis was titled ''

Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the ...

and His Work for Guitar''. He teaches harmony, composition arranging, and improvisation at the

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(UFRJ).
Pereira has released several solo CDs, including ''Dança dos Quatro Ventos'' (GHA Belgium), ''Elegia'' (Channel Classics - Netherlands),''Brasil Musical'' (Tom Brasil - Brazil), ''Valsas Brasileiras'' (Garbolights - Brazil), ''Luz das Cordas'' (Garbolights - Brazil), ''O Samba da Minha Terra'' (Garbolights - Brazil), ''Camerístico'' (Garbolights - Brazil), and ''Cristal'' (Garbolights - Brazil), ''Original'' (Guitar Solo Publications, San Francisco), "Stella del Matino" (EGEA, Perugia, Italy) and "Essence" (Kind of Blue, Lugano, Switzerland). His compositions were issued by the publishers Éditions Lémoine of Paris and Guitar Solo Publications of San Francisco. His instructional publications include ''Ritmos Brasileiros'' (''Brazilian Rhythms''), ''Cadernos de Harmonia''(''Harmony Method for Guitar''), ''Brazilian Seven String' Guitar - Technique and Style'', ''Cristal'' and ''Valsas Brasileiras''. His compositions and books are edited by Éditions Lemoine (Paris), Guitar Solo Publications (San Francisco) Editora Musimed (Brasília), and Garbolights Produções Artísticas Ltda. (Rio de Janeiro),

Awards

He has won important prizes in international guitar competitions such as Concurso Andrés Segóvia (

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) and Concurso Francisco Tárrega (

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). In Brazil he won the Brazilian Sharp Award for Best Soloist and for Best Album of the Year (1994). He also received an award for best arranger for the album ''Gal'', by

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Discography

*''Cristal'' *''Cameristico'' (guitar and orchestra) *''O Samba da Minha Terra'' *''Original'' *''Afinidade'' *''Valsas Brasileiras'' *''Luz das Cordas'' *''Violão Popular Brasileiro Contemporaneo'' *''Circulo das Cordas'' *''Dança dos Quatro Ventos'' *''Elegia'' *''Bons Encontros'' *''Brasil Musical''

Books

*''Cadernos de Harmonia'' *''Cristal'' *''Ritmos Brasileiros'' (''Brazilian Rhythms'') *''Valsas Brasileiras'' (''Brazilian Waltzes'') *''Heitor Villa-Lobos and His Work for Guitar'' *''Sete Cordas, Técnica e Estilo'' (''Seven String Guitar, Technique and Style'')

References

External links

Official Website[editor[store
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Marco Brazilian classical guitarists Brazilian male guitarists University of Paris alumni Musicians from São Paulo 1950 births Living people Federal University of Rio de Janeiro faculty