Attilio Bernardini

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Attilio Bernardini (born August 28, 1888 in São Paulo , † March 23, 1975 in São Vicente ) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer .

Life

From 1917 Bernardini studied composition at the Conservatório Dramático e Musical de São Paulo and, after hearing the Spanish guitarist Josefa Robleda in a concert, guitar. From 1924 he taught himself and was considered one of the best guitar teachers in São Paulo. Anibal Augusto Sardinha (Garoto) (1915–1955), José Alves da Silva (Aymoré) (1908–1979) and Ronoel Simões (1919–2010) are among his most famous students . From the 1940s he wrote more than 25 compositions for guitar.

Works

Compositions

The list of works is based on the compilation by Vincenzo Pocci:

  • Amisade (Valsa)
  • Beira-Mar (Valsa), 1942
  • Bobagem (Chôro)
  • Cacique (Tango Brasileiro), 1942
  • Chôro No. 1, 1942
  • Cinco Peças Fáceis ("Five Easy Pieces", Album No. 1 and Album No. 2, approx. 1942)
  • Conto Oriental No. 1, approx. 1940-1949
  • Cruzeiro
  • Dança dos Tangarás
  • Dueto Mozartino
  • Edith (Gavota-Camargo)
  • Estudio em Mi (unpublished, 1939)
  • Estudio ritmico No. 5
  • Ilusão (Valsa Brasileira)
  • Irma (Valsa), 1945
  • Iota Aragonesa, 1942
  • Mágoas (Valsa), 1942
  • Na Praia (Valsa), 1970
  • Noites de Espanha (Serenata), 1942
  • Olhos Negros (Aria Russa), 1942
  • Pra Você (Chôro)
  • Preludio No. 8 (unpublished)
  • Renuncia (Mazurka), approx. 1940-1949
  • Veneração (Trêmulo), 1970
  • Violeta (Valsa Brasileira), 1942

Arrangements for guitar

  • Reverie, Op. 15, No. 7 by Robert Schumann , 1942
  • Cruzeiro (Maxixe) by Theotonio Corrêa

Textbook

A collection of "preparatory exercises" as well as one for the instrument manufacturer Giannini in the 1960s can be proven:

  • Lições Preparatórias: A Nova Técnica do Violão - Escola de Tárrega . Sao Paulo: Irmãos Vitale, ISBN 85-7407-145-5
  • Método Prático para Violão. Contendo as tonalidades em diferentes posiçones e uma serie de modulaçones nas mesmas. Aut. Prod. Attilio Bernardini. 1.A Edição. Editores Tranquillo Giannini SA

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Short biography of Cláudio Sant'Ana (Portuguese), accessed on November 28, 2014
  2. ↑ Giacomo Bartoloni: O violão na cidade de São Paulo no período de 1900 a 1950. Diss. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 1995, pp. 21-22, 66-67 (PDF; 435 kB). Retrieved December 4, 2014 (Portuguese).
  3. ↑ Vincenzo Pocci: Pocci Catalog, September 2014 , some edition years come from the music catalog of the Brazilian National Library
personal data
SURNAME Bernardini, Attilio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian guitarist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH São Paulo
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1975
Place of death Sao Vicente