Abel Ferreira (composer)
Abel Ferreira (born February 15, 1915 in Coromandel , Minas Gerais , Brazil , † April 13, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian composer , clarinetist and saxophonist .
Life
Abel Ferreira began learning the clarinet at the age of twelve. At the age of seventeen he moved to Belo Horizonte to work as a musician on the radio. In 1935 he went to São Paulo and became a member of Maurício Cascapera's orchestra . In 1942 he recorded his first record as a clarinetist with the Choro Chorando baixinho . This was followed by recordings, appearances with various well-known Brazilian musicians, such as Carmen Miranda , Waldir Azevedo , Sivuca and Beth Carvalho, and concert tours through Europe and the Soviet Union . Due to his individual style on the clarinet and the saxophone, he is one of the most important wind instrumentalists in Brazil alongside Pixinguinha and Luiz Americano .
Works (selection)
- Acariciando
- Aquela noite
- Baião no deserto
- Baiãozinho bom
- Balança mas not cai
- Barco veleiro
- Beijinho na orelha
- Bobo alegre
- Chorando baixinho
- Chorinho ao luar
- Chorinho do Bruno
- Chorinho do Sovaco de Cobra
- Constantemente
- Coração em férias
- Doce melodia
- Doce mentira
- Haroldo no choro
- Levanta poeira
- Luar de Caxambu
- Luar de Coromandel
- Melancolia
- Mexidinho
- O que passou, passou
- Polquinha mineira
- Rio, meu choro
- Rumbaraque
- Sai da frente
- Saudade gostosa
- Semper você
- Sonho negro
- Sururu no galinheiro
- Tânia
- Uma noite em São Borja
- Vânia
- Velho Portugal menino
Web links
- Abel Ferreira at CliqueMusic (Portuguese)
- Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferreira, Abel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian composer, clarinetist and saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coromandel , Minas Gerais , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1980 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |