VOU VENCER

MUSICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF AN UNRELEASED SAMBA BY CARTOLA

Abstract

This article presents a musicological analysis of Vou Vencer, an unreleased samba attributed to Cartola, based on a manuscript preserved in the Rádio Mayrink Veiga collection at the Arquivo Nacional (RJ). Through an approach that combines historical research, documentary analysis, and stylistic investigation, the study aims to examine the work’s historical conditions of production and propose guidelines for an interpretative reconstruction, respecting both its historical context and artistic expressiveness. The analysis of the manuscript is grounded in contemporary musicological frameworks, particularly the concept of the score as a performative script and the principles of Historically Informed Performance. The interpretative proposal considers the reactivation of the piece as an act of sonic archaeology, seeking not only to recover its sound but also to reinscribe its cultural function.