# Ronaldo Miranda

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**Ronaldo Miranda** (b. April 26, 1948 [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro)) is a Brazilian [composer](/source/Composer) and [music](/source/Music) professor.

Miranda studied at the *Escola de Música da [Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro](/source/Universidade_Federal_do_Rio_de_Janeiro)*, under Henrique Morelenbaum for composition and Dulce de Saules for [piano](/source/Piano).

From 1974 to 1981 Miranda was the primary music critic for the *[Jornal do Brasil](/source/Jornal_do_Brasil)*.

In 1977, Miranda won first prize in the [chamber music](/source/Chamber_music) category at the *Concurso Nacional de Composição para a II Bienal de Música Brasileira Contemporânea da Sala Cecília Meireles*. After this, he became a freelance composer. The following year, he represented Brazil at the *Tribune International de Componistes de [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO)* in [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France). In 1981 he was awarded a gold medal by the governor of [Rio de Janeiro state](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro_(state)). He was in the program at the [World Music Days](/source/World_Music_Days) in [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus), [Denmark](/source/Denmark) in 1983, at the Tenth Musik-Biennale in [Berlin](/source/Berlin), [Germany](/source/Germany), and at the World Music Days in [Budapest](/source/Budapest), [Hungary](/source/Hungary) in 1986.

His opera *[Dom Casmurro](/source/Dom_Casmurro)* premiered at the [Municipal Theater of São Paulo](/source/Municipal_Theater_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo) in 1992, and was very popular with both audience and critics. In 2001, he won the *Troféu [Carlos Gomes](/source/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Gomes)* and the Composer of the Year award by the governor of [São Paulo state](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)).

Miranda's works have been performed at the [Queen Elizabeth Hall](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_Hall) in [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England); the [Zürich](/source/Z%C3%BCrich) Town Hall in Zürich, [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland); the [Mozarteum concert hall](/source/Mozarteum_(building)#Concert_halls_and_rooms) in [Salzburg](/source/Salzburg), [Austria](/source/Austria); the [Teatro Colón](/source/Teatro_Col%C3%B3n) in [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), [Argentina](/source/Argentina); and in [Carnegie Hall](/source/Carnegie_Hall) in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).

On September 22, 2006 premiered at the *Theatro São Pedro* in [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo) his opera *"A Tempestade"* ("[The Tempest](/source/The_Tempest)"), to which he wrote the libretto himself based on the homonymous play by [William Shakespeare](/source/William_Shakespeare).[1]

His *Fantasia for Saxophone and Piano* (1984) is now standard part of the Brazilian chamber music repertoire.[2]

## Works

- *Macunaíma* - balé - (2022)[3]
- *Fragmentos de um Inverno Solar* - 2015
- *Variações Temporais* – Beethoven Revisitado - 2014
- *O Menino e a Liberdade* (ópera) - 2013
- *Concerto para Violino e Orquestra* (2009)
- *Missa brevis: o sagrado em celebração da capela real* - coro e orquestra - 2007
- [*A Tempestade*](/source/A_Tempestade_(%C3%B3pera)) (ópera) - 2006
- *Valsa Só* (2005) para piano
- *Frevo* (2004) para piano a quatro mãos
- *Variações Asorovarc* (2002) para piano
- *Três Micro-Peças* (2001) para piano
- *Horizontes* - para orquestra sinfônica - 1992
- *Dom Casmurro* (ópera) - 1992
- *Variações Sérias sobre um tema de [Anacleto de Medeiros](/source/Anacleto_de_Medeiros)* (1991) para quinteto de sopros
- *Tango* (1991) para piano a 4 mãos
- *Suíte Tropical* (1990) para banda sinfônica
- *Concertino para Piano e Orquestra de Cordas* (1986)
- *Appassionata*[1984](/source/1984) para violão
- *Estrela Brilhante* (1984) para piano
- *Concerto para Piano e Orquestra* (1983)
- *Toccata* (1982) para piano
- *Prólogo, Discurso e Reflexão* (1980)
- *Suíte nº 3* (1973) para piano - 4 movimentos
- *Cantares* (1969) para canto e piano
- *Prelúdio e Fuga* (1965) para piano

### Discography

- *Canções Brasileiras* (2000) - Sandra Félix (canto) e Scheila Glaser (piano). Paulus Editora.[4]
- *Encantamento* (2001) - Brazilian Guitar Quartet [5]
- *Brazilian Mosaic* (2003) - Clélia Iruzun [6]
- *Patrícia Bretas interpreta Ronaldo Miranda* (2013)
- *Xangô* (2015) - Quaternaglia [7]
- *Fragmentos de um Inverno Solar* (2015) [8] - Trio Tokeshi-Rosas-Bazarian
- *Ronaldo Miranda: Piano Concerto; Concertino; Horizontes; Variacoes Temporais* [9] (2025) - Filarmônica de Minas Gerais, Eduardo Monteiro ao piano. [Naxos](/source/Naxos)

## References

1. ["Banda Sinfônica encena ópera baseada em "A Tempestade""](https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq2109200618.htm). *Folha de S.Paulo*

1. Marques, Kleber Dessoles; de Oliveira Pessoa, Anderson; Gomes Filho, Tarcisio (2013). ["Aspectos Técnicos e Interpretativos na Fantasia para Saxofone Alto e Piano de Ronaldo Miranda"](https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=113496514&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site) [Technical and Interpretative Aspects in Fantasia for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Ronaldo Miranda] (in Portuguese). *Revista Música Hodie*. **13** (1): 201–212. – via EBSCOHost.

1. conexão ufrj. ["Balé Macunaíma tem estreia mundial em 22/9, no Theatro Municipal do Rio"](https://conexao.ufrj.br/2022/09/bale-macunaima-tem-estreia-mundial-em-22-9-no-theatro-municipal-do-rio/)

1. name= duo felix glaser>Duo Félix Glaser. ["*CD Canções Brasileiras*"](http://www.oocities.org/vienna/9177/Musicas.htm)

1. Brazilian Guitar Quartet. ["*Encantamento*"](http://www.brazilianguitarquartet.com/pt/music/discography/encantamento)

1. Clélia Iruzun. ["*CD Brazilian Mosaic*"](https://www.cleliairuzun.com/?page_id=397&lang=pt)

1. Quaternaglia. ["*XangôEncantamento*"](http://www.quaternaglia.com.br/p-disco07_xango.php)

1. BNDES. ["Trio Tokeshi-Rosas-Bazarian “Fragmentos de Um Inverno Solar”"](https://www.bndes.gov.br/wps/portal/site/home/onde-atuamos/cultura-e-economia-criativa/espaco-cultural-bndes/sextas-instrumentais/quartas-instrumentais-2016/20160720%20trio%20tokeshi-rosas-bazarian)

1. Prosa e Verso. ["'Álbum ‘Ronaldo Miranda: Piano Concerto – Concertino – Horizontes & Variações Temporais’ Eduardo Monteiro, Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais & Fabio Mechetti"](https://www.revistaprosaversoearte.com/album-ronaldo-miranda-piano-concerto-concertino-horizontes-variacoes-temporais/#goog_rewarded)

## External links

- [ronaldomiranda.com](http://www.ronaldomiranda.com/)

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