The Brazilian UAKTI group: three decades of instrumental music and new acoustical musical instruments

Abstract

Panoramic study on the history of Brazilian instrumental group UAKTI, ranging from the musical background of its mentor, composer, luthier and multi-instrumentalist Marco Antônio Guimarães until the construction and use of the new acoustical musical instruments that lead to the aesthetics and continued production in Brazil and abroad for over three decades.

UAKTI; organology; acoustical musical instruments; popular music composition; music performance