Ney Rosauro
Brazilian musician
Ney Rosauro (born 1952) is a Brazilian composer and percussionist.
Rosauro studied composition and conducting at the University of Brasília, where he received a bachelor's degree. He then attended the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg, where he studied with Siegfried Fink, achieving a master's degree.
He was previously the Director of Percussion at the Federal University of Santa Maria from 1987 to 2000 before moving to the United States to teach at the University of Miami from 2000 to 2009. He was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 2023.
His work, Concerto No. 1 for Marimba and String Orchestra, was written in 1986 and has become one of the most frequently played marimba concertos worldwide.
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Works
- 5 cirandas brasileiras, op. 22
- Brazilian Fantasy (Bach in Brazil), op. 36.1
- Canção da despedida (My Dear Friend), op. 42
- Cenas Amerindias, op. 13
- Cenas Amerindias, op. 13: I. Brasiliana
- Cenas Amerindias, op. 13: II. Eldorado
- Choro bachiano, op. 15
- Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, op. 12
- Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, op. 12: I. Saudação
- Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, op. 12: II. Lamento
- Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, op. 12: III. Dança
- Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, op. 12: IV. Despedida
- Concerto for Timpani, op. 37
- Concerto for Timpani, op. 37: I. Bachroque
- Concerto for Timpani, op. 37: II. Aria
- Concerto for Timpani, op. 37: III. Horse Ride
- Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra, op. 24
- Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra, op. 24: I. Recitativo - Allegro
- Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra, op. 24: II. Acalanto
- Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra, op. 24: III. Vivo - Presto
- Concerto no. 2 for Marimba and Orchestra, op. 34
- Concerto no. 2 for Marimba and Orchestra, op. 34: I. Water Running in High Mountain
- Concerto no. 2 for Marimba and Orchestra, op. 34: II. Reflections and Dreams
- Concerto no. 2 for Marimba and Orchestra, op. 34: III. Walking on Clouds
- Prelude and Blues, op. 21
- Prelude and Blues, op. 21: I. Prelude
- Prelude and Blues, op. 21: II. Blues
- Rhapsody for Solo Percussion and Orchestra, op. 17.1
- Serenata for Marimba, Vibraphone and Piano, op. 40.2
- Serenata for Marimba, Vibraphone and Piano, op. 40.2: I. The Continent
- Serenata for Marimba, Vibraphone and Piano, op. 40.2: II. In Heaven
- Serenata for Marimba, Vibraphone and Piano, op. 40.2: III. The Journey
- Serenata for Marimba, Vibraphone and Piano, op. 40.2: IV. Finale
- Seven Brazilian Children Songs, op. 28
- Seven Brazilian Children Songs, op. 28: I. A canoa virou
- Seven Brazilian Children Songs, op. 28: II. Ciranda cirandinha
- Sonata "Periods of Life", op. 9
- Sonata "Periods of Life", op. 9: I. Dawn
- Sonata "Periods of Life", op. 9: II. Children's Game
- Sonata "Periods of Life", op. 9: III. Lied
- Sonata "Periods of Life", op. 9: IV. Rondo
- Suite Brazil 500, op. 29.4
- Suite Brazil 500, op. 29.4: I. Europe Motherland
- Suite Brazil 500, op. 29.4: II. The Voyage of the Discovery
- Suite Brazil 500, op. 29.4: III. The Land
- Suite Brazil 500, op. 29.4: IV. The Indians
- Suite Brazil 500, op. 29.4: V. The First Villages and the Independence
- Suite Brazil 500, op. 29.4: VI. The Brazilian People
- Suite Brazil 500, op. 29.4: VII. Finale
- Three Moods, op. 27
- Three Moods, op. 27: I. Baroque
- Three Moods, op. 27: II. Meditative
- Three Moods, op. 27: III. Impacient
- Toccata and Divertimento, op. 32
- Toccata and Divertimento, op. 32: I. Toccata
- Toccata and Divertimento, op. 32: II. Divertimento
- Two Reflections for Solo Vibraphone, op. 35
- Two Reflections for Solo Vibraphone, op. 35: I. Brazilian Landscape
- Two Reflections for Solo Vibraphone, op. 35: II. Reflections on the New World
- Variações sobre um tema do Rio Grande, op. 20