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Bittersweet

from About: Silence by Marco Antonio Santos

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In the second track, “Bittersweet,” the meaning of silence is connected to the Portuguese word saudade, a concept not easily translated into English, although the word “nostalgia” is often put forth as a rough approximation. Saudade involves a mixture of feelings – from melancholy to joy – about missing something, someone, or even a past situation.
To portray these mixed emotions, the intended character of the music is ambiguous or enigmatic. The musical devices applied to convey this character include the use of mutes on the strings, passages where the string quartet performs without the rhythm section, and a major-minor ambiguity through the use of major chords with an added raised ninth, which is the enharmonic equivalent of a minor third. The instrumentation is the guitar trio with upright bass and drums, plus a standard string quartet. There is no dedicated section for solo improvisation in this track.

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The theme of silence and its many poetic meanings unifies this project. Each movement reflects a different implication of the word “silence.” There is a poem written for each one of these meanings, attaching words to each composition in this collection, to enhance the meaning and communication of the instrumental material. It is important to observe that these concepts of silence are not literal. They are mostly personal and philosophical.

Poem by Marco Antonio Santos
English translation by Francisco Vilhena


Dark box full of faces
Graffiti, walls, sun burials

Large nocturnal diaphragms
Negatives of the memories on paper

Your hand, in the air
Your colour, in the air
Your smell, in the air
Propagates, deceives, affection

The shutter clicks
Synaesthetic light

ISO control
Of dance, of direction, of first and last times (no goodbyes)

Your carnaval, in the air
Your street party with beers on the square, in the air
My negatives
Your rejections, pixelated flesh

from what is forgotten to struggling to forget
from what is remembered to struggling to, stop –
in the air

credits

from About: Silence, released May 5, 2023
guitar/ composition - Marco Antonio Santos
upright bass - Chris Jones
drums - Fabio Augustinis

violin I - Corina Santos
violin II - Camille Schiess
viola - Rebecca Lester
cello - Matt Armbruster

conducting - John Mills

recording engineer
Orb Recording Studios.
Austin. April/ May 2022 - Victor Gaspar

mixing/mastering
Estúdio Arsis.
São Paulo. May 2022 - Adonias Souza Jr.

art - Chico Ceciliano
design - Carine Rieko
photography - Zoey Otey/ Ligia Francisco

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Marco Antonio Santos Austin, Texas

Marco Antonio Santos is a guitarist, arranger, composer, and music educator. Originally from Minas Gerais, Brazil, he is currently based in Austin, Texas.

Santos has performed extensively in Brazil and the United States, navigating freely between jazz, funk, pop, and Brazilian music.

In spring 2023, ears&eyes Records will release Santos’s debut album, About: Silence. ... more

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