Aguas da Amazonia
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Águas da Amazônia, Sete ou oito peças para um balé (Portuguese for 'Waters of the Amazon, seven or eight pieces for a ballet'), is a 1993–99 musical composition by the American contemporary classical composer Philip Glass. Its first recording was performed by the Brazilian instrumental group Uakti.
Originally composed as a dance score for a ballet company of Belo Horizonte (Grupo Corpo),[1] following the introduction between Uakti and Philip Glass by Paul Simon, it draws inspiration from the Amazon waters with tones of classical, new age, and jazz music.
The track listing dedicates each song to one of the rivers:
- Tiquiê River
- Japurá River
- Purus River
- Negro River
- Madeira River
- Tapajós River
- Paru River
- Xingu River
- Amazon River (version of Etude No. 2 Vol. 1 for piano)
A last title much in the same style but departing from this nomenclature is also part of the album:
- Metamorphosis
