Works

Instrumentation (detailed)

Electronic / Electroacoustic

Electroacoustics

The Journey of Sounds (part I) - Mahakala Sadhana (1999) was commissioned for the festivities of the 500th anniversary of the Portuguese Discoveries. It was conceived as a western perspective about some musical traditions of the eastern countries. There is no intention to establish strict theoretical relations, but the pieces of the Journey of Sounds are the result of sound images suggested by these eastern traditions. The first piece (Mahakala Sadhana) is based on the musical tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The Mahakala Chak-she-pa is protector of the Darma, which removes all the obstacles and permits the achievement of full illumination. João Pedro Oliveira

Work	Type	Date	Organization/Event	Venue	Town	Country	Performers	Notes	Inv Row
Mahakala Sadhana	Partial premiere	1999/Jan/01			Brussels	Belgium		Notes

Documents
	Type (+ sub-type)	Cover/edition title Document title	Authors	Referring to	Publisher	Date
	Audio	Electronic Music - Vol. I & II Portuguese Composers Música Viva Competition  Mahakala Sadhana		mahakala sadhana João Pedro Oliveira	Miso Records	2004