Resumo

Exame do percurso autoral do compositor brasileiro Moacir Santos (1926-2006), por meio da coleta de registros ligados à sua biografia. Investigou-se a sua formação musical, suas influências e sua vida profissional. Buscou-se, mediante análise musical, detectar elementos estruturais e estilísticos empregados pelo compositor na construção de sua obra, considerando-a como um ponto de conexão entre as práticas composicionais e interpretativas do músico erudito e do popular. O estudo pretende dar continuidade à valorização do compositor, levando em conta o contexto histórico da música brasileira.

An examination has been performed of the authorial path of the Brazilian composer Moacir Santos (1926-2006) by gathering of records related to his biography. His musical education, influences and professional life have been researched. By means of musical analysis, an attempt has been made to detect structural and stylistic elements used by the composer when creating his work, which has been considered as a connecting point between the compositional and interpretative practices of classical and popular musicians. The purpose of this study is to give continuity to the composer’ valorization, taking into account the historical context of the Brazilian music.