As part of Poliphonia’s mission of promoting music and composers from the Americas, we will start publishing a series of articles, scores and useful links for all to access.
This page will contain a series of research pieces freely available to access as part of the charity’s aim to better promote the rich and varied music of the Americas and also establish itself as a solid and reliable source for research.

Articles
Take a look at our articles written by researchers and specialists in music from the Americas

Scores
Download our restored scores, carefully edited for clarity and accuracy. The scores are completely free to use.

Resources
Our resources consolidate a number of pages and links from institutions to researchers in Music from the Americas

Jaci - Francisco Mignone
Jaci is featured in Quadros Amazônicos (Suite para dança) written between 1939-1942. This is Mignone’s own arrangement for piano and string quartet.

Iara - Francisco Mignone
Iara is featured in Quadros Amazônicos (Suite para dança) written between 1939-1942. This is Mignone’s own arrangement for piano and string quartet.

Variações sobre um tema Chinês - Alexandre Rachid
Alexandre Rachid wrote these variations based on the popular Chinese work The Yellow River Concerto.

Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra - (Op 10) - Henrique Oswald
Piano Concerto for Sting Orchestra by Henrique Oswald dedicated to Giuseppe Buonamici

Concerto for Full Orchestra (Op 10) - Henrique Oswald
Piano Concerto for Full Orchestra by Henrique Oswald dedicated to Giuseppe Buonamici

Ernesto Nazareth
Ernesto Júlio de Nazareth was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, on March 20, 1863, in a house identified by nº 9 on Rua do Caminho Velho de Santa Thereza, in the Santo Cristo neighbourhood. He was the son of Vasco Lourenço da Silva Nazareth, a customs broker, and Carolina Augusta da Cunha Nazareth, a pianist.