Personal Laboratory of Musicology - PerLab / FL

The need to establish a laboratory dedicated to the treatment of musical documentation arose directly from the challenges of field research in Belém do Pará, namely, from the project Documentary Archives and Bibliographic Collection at Belém Cathedral, developed at the State University of Pará (UEPA), in partnership with the School of Music of the Federal University of Pará (EMUFPA). Thus, equipment was acquired with personal resources – belonging, therefore, to Fernando Lacerda –, which resulted in the organization of DoMus/UFPA - Musical Documentation Laboratory of the Federal University of Pará. DoMus/UFPA was officialized at EMUFPA in 2020, and coordinated by Lacerda from then until 2023, when he began to enjoy unpaid leave. With the approval of the change in work regime to part-time, Lacerda's activities at the EMUFPA became strictly teaching, and no longer research, extension or administration. On the other hand, the carrying out of musicological research was not interrupted and, with the remaining equipment, previously lent to DoMus/UFPA, PerLab / FL was established in 2025, for the personal use of Fernando Lacerda. This laboratory will be used for his research activities and courses outside the scope of UFPA. Below is a brief description of the PerLab / FL equipment.