Danças do Coração

This is a work in progress

a set of orchestral dances entitled Danças do Coração (Dances of the Heart). Right now the only one finished is Dança apaixonado

Each piece is an exploration of dance music and the way some indigenous forms create subtle shifts in the meter with hesitations or anticipations. For these pieces, these "shifts" are written in for the orchestra.

Dança apaixonado begins in 15/16 with an anticipation of the beat. That anticipation becomes even more slight as the music moves into 31/16, although it feels like the orchestra is playing in 4/4. The point of the music is to create the illusion of dance and yet capture the essence of what dance musicians have known for centuries: good music doesn't fit into a square box.