Quinteto Armorial

Quinteto Armorial (en: Armorial Quintet) was an important Brazilian instrumental music group formed in Recife in 1970. They recorded four LPs until the end of the group in 1980.^[1][2][3]

The proposal of the Armorial Quintet was to create an erudite chamber music with popular roots, the group managed to perform a synthesis work between classical music and the popular traditions of the Northeast, in addition to the medieval Galaic-Portuguese.

It is considered the most important group to create a Brazilian classical chamber music of popular roots.

Its foundation was a dream of writer Ariano Suassuna.