Machado de Assis, Cantiga de Esponsais. In 1813, in the church of the Carmo, Romão Saucers it conducted the orchestra of
the party, with soul and devotion. It was old of white head, good musician, good man. The sung mass finished, Romão
master had supper and was for house, where Jose liveed with father, an old black color. Cravo had one, for which it touched some times. Romão master would very like to have dom to
compose musics. Possuía inside of itself a world of original harmonias, however did not obtain to state in the paper. This caused melancholy. It started to compose one I sing esponsalício, three days of married, in 1779. Its woman faleceu years later, I never sing and it was finished. Romão master adoeceu of the heart, five days after the party. I sing it caught it kept in the drawer, it ordered to bring cravo and it tried to finish the workmanship. It saw a couple for the window. It reproduced some notes, without inspiration, impatient, tore the written paper. It was then, that the young woman heard to sing for the husband, exactly with the musical note that looks years without finding. It heard sad and at night he died.