Father Aureo Castro''s Contributions to Music Education and Sacred Music in Macao

• Main Authors: TANG HOI IAN, 鄧凱欣
• Other Authors: 顏綠芬
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/76204103136166758339

碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 音樂學研究所 === 104 === Macao was governed by Portugal since 1557. During the colonial period, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macao, established in 1576 owing to the Roman Catholicism as authority in Portugal, deeply influenced the people in Macao. It has been playing an important role in public welfare and social care in the community, all along, notably in established a lot of schools which constituted a large proportion of the education in Macao. In 1931, Father Aureo Castro, known as one of the greatest Portuguese Musicians in Macao, arrived here and made a lot of significant contributions in Macao music education history, for examples, the establishment of Grupo Coral Polifonico in 1950s, the first specialist music school in 1960s, and the Macao Chamber Orchestra in 1980s, the first professional one in Macao. In this essay, the research of his influences and farsighted plan on the development of Macao music education from years ago to nowadays is carried out. Moreover, another focus of this essay is put to the notes and analysis on his representative works, which drawn from numerous sacred music and the ten piano works by the composer, Father Aureo, including Te Deum, a large choral work, Hodie Christus Nats Est, a Christmas service music, and Cenas de Macau, Dancas da Siu Miu Miu and Nostalgia, three piano pieces with Chinese characteristics, for the purpose of further understanding of the composer’s musical style.