César Guerra-Peixe

César Guerra-Peixe (March 18, 1914 – November 26, 1993) was a Brazilian violinist, composer, and conductor.

Guerra-Peixe was born in Petrópolis, son of Portuguese immigrants with gypsy origins. His music can be heard in many Brazilian films, such as Terra é Sempre Terra, O Canto do Mar, Quero Essa Mulher Tanto Assim, Riacho de Sangue, Meu Nome é Lampião, and Soledade.

In 1965 Guerra Peixe won the Medalha do Mérito Carlos Gomes, bestowed by the Guanabara State government, in recognition of his dedication to developing Brazilian culture.

During his late years he worked as professor at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais where he helped to form a new generation of Brazilian arrangers.

As an ethnomusicologist, he wrote an important book Os Maracatus do Recife (1955, second edition 1980) on Maracatu. He died in Rio de Janeiro.

Discography

1. Jornada da Lapinha nº 1/Jornada da Lapinha nº 2 (1955) Copacabana 78
2. Chora na rampa (1959) Chantecler 78
3. Cidade Maravilhosa/Menina-moça (1960) Chantecler 78
4. Vassourinhas (1961) Chantecler 78
5. Escuta, Levino/Quarta-feira de cinzas (1962) Chantecler 78
6. Sambas clássicos ( S/D) Chantecler LP
7. Sedução do norte (1978) RGE/Fermata LP
8. A retirada da Laguna. Orquestra Sinfônica Nacional da Rádio MEC (1997) CD
9. Eliane Tokeshi e Guida Borghoff - Guerra-Peixe: Obras Para Violino e Piano (YB Music, 2011)

Further reading

http://www.guerrapeixe.com/

• Béhague, Gerard. 1979. Music in Latin America: An Introduction. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0136089194 (cloth); ISBN 0136089011 (pbk).
• Béhague, Gerard. 2001. "Guerra-Peixe, César". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
• Mariz, Vasco. 1994–95. "César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993)". Inter-America Music Review 14, no. 1:169–70.