César Guerra-Peixe

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César Guerra-Peixe (born March 18, 1914 in Petrópolis , † November 26, 1993 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian composer .

Life

Guerra-Peixe studied from 1932 to 1940 at the Escola Nacional de Música in Rio de Janeiro and was then a student of Newton Pádua . He worked as a director of various Brazilian radio orchestras, taught from 1963 to 1970 in Rio de Janeiro and was director of a school for Brazilian folk music.

Works

In addition to two symphonies , five instantaneos , two divertimenti , two symphonic suites, a string suite, a piano concerto and a gaucho Holy Week for orchestra, he composed numerous chamber music works, piano and guitar pieces , songs , choral works and film scores.

literature

  • Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 283 .


personal data
SURNAME Guerra-Peixe, César
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Petrópolis
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1993
Place of death Rio de Janeiro