Ecletismo no álbum “Ramilonga” de Vitor Ramil: reversões do regionalismo e milonga através da “Estética do Frio”

Abstract

In this work, we intend to analyze the eclecticism in Vitor Ramil’s music, based on the album “Ramilonga: A Estética do Frio”, released in 1997. Eclecticism is an concept that emerges in music in the mid-20th century, which integrates elements of different cultures for the creation and execution of music, without altering the characteristics of a certain style or genre. Vitor Ramil’s album presents a new possibility for the compositions of milongas, a folkloric genre recognized in Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay and Argentina, that traditionally portrays the life of the countryside. From the reflections conatined in the essay “A Estética do Frio”, it is understood that the artist inserts urban, literary and musical elements from other cultures, such as the Indian and the European, creating a modern and eclectic milonga. This work is divided into four chapters: the first presents the theoretical foundation; the second presents the traditionalist elements of the Rio Grande do Sul culture; the third presents the modern elements present in Vitor Ramil’s music; finally, the fourth is dedicated to the analysis of the tracks of the album “Ramilonga: A Estética do Frio”. It is concluded, therefore, that Vitor Ramil is an artist capable of renewing the gaúcha music, without losing his cultural identity, through eclecticism.