António Teixeira (composer)
António Teixeira (born May 14, 1707 in Lisbon , † after 1776 ) was a Portuguese composer and harpsichordist.
Life
António Teixeira spent twelve years of study in Rome from 1717 thanks to a grant from King John V. During this time he made musical studies with Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni
On June 11, 1728 Teixeira was appointed Kapellmeister at the Lisbon Cathedral.
The music biographer José Mazza confirmed that Teixeira composed seven operas. These were in the form of singing games with partly spoken texts, they were created between 1733 and 1739 and were performed in the theater of the Bairro Alto (upper town) of Lisbon. Teixeira wrote the first comic opera by a Portuguese composer. He composed numerous festive cantatas for the local aristocracy.
Most of Teixeira's sacred music is in the archives of the Lisbon Cathedral. His best-known work today is a 20-part Te Deum from 1734.
Works
In addition to numerous masses, motets, misery and instrumental works, he created:
- Te Deum , (1734)
- Lamentations du prophète Jérémie
- Gli Sposi Fortunati , cantata (1732)
- Cantata a 3 voce
- Duo for soprano, strings and harpsichord (manuscript in the library of Évora )
- Concertata con violini, Obuè, Flauti, Trombe, e Corni da Caccia
- Gloria, Fama, Virtú , recitatives and arias for soprano, alto, tenor (manuscript in the National Library of Lisbon)
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| SURNAME | Teixeira, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese composer and harpsichordist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1707 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1776 |