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Original Film Title: TEOTIHUACAN
Director’s Name: Andersen Viana
Writer’s Name: Andersen Viana
Producer: Fundação Clóvis Salgado, Mussi Produções Ltda
Country of Origin: Brazil
Country of Filming: Brazil
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Runtime: 8 minutes 6 seconds
Film Description:
The piece TEOTIHUACAN composed and arranged by Andersen VIANA is a piece for symphony orchestra inspired by the largest city of the same name in pre-Columbian America, which had thousand inhabitants in that time, one of the six largest in the world at that time. Research indicates that this city was multiethnic. The ruins of this city are the most visited archeological site in Mexico.
This short piece – lasting around 6 minutes – was composed on eight tonal chords that are repeated indefinitely, bringing a “New Simplicity”, something not uncommon to find in post-modern era, being something done by several composers.
On eight chords, a series of variations are developed on the most diverse aspects: melodic, harmonic, timbral, contrapuntal, tempo changes, great dynamic contrasts and the use of improvisation at the percussion section. Despite its structural and aesthetic simplicity, the work manages to evolve considerably from the point of view of instrumentation and orchestration.