About God, solitude and the path: the creative-emotional process of "Pequenos Funerais Cantantes", in the correspondence between José Antônio de Almeida Prado and Hilda Hilst

Abstract

The article presents a study about the correspondence exchanged between the composer José Antônio de Almeida Prado (1943-2010) and the writer Hilda Hilst (1930-2004). Six correspondences are addressed on the elaboration and reception of Pequenos Funerais Cantantes to the poet Carlos Maria de Araújo, cantata conceived from the homonymous poem by Hilst, in honor of the poet Carlos Maria de Araújo. The research was based on documental survey, and bibliographic review. Its objective is to promote the documentary rescue necessary for the historical-mnemonic record regarding the aforementioned artists and their productions; also presenting a critical reading about this material. To make the research feasible, we opted for an initial theoretical-methodological approach about self-writing and correspondence. Among the authors are: Michel Foucault (1992); Silviano Santiago (2006) and Elizabeth Duque-Estrada (2009).