Francisco Manuel da Silva

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Francisco Manuel da Silva

Francisco Manuel da Silva (born February 21, 1795 in Rio de Janeiro , † December 18, 1865 ibid) was a Brazilian composer.

Da Silva was a student of José Maurício Nunes Garcia , Sigismund von Neukomm and Marcos António da Fonseca . In 1809 he became the singer of the Capela Real . He founded the Imperial Academia de Música e Ópera Nacional and in 1833 the Sociedade de Beneficência Musical . In 1834 he became conductor of the orchestra of the Sociedade Fluminense , in 1837 professor of the music department of the Colégio de belas artes , from which in 1841 the Conservatory of Rio de Janeiro emerged. In 1841 he was appointed imperial court composer. Da Silva was considered to be the most important personality in the musical life in Rio de Janeiro between the death of Padre José Maurício and the appearance of Antônio Carlos Gomes .

He composed an opera, several orchestral works and church music (masses, motets). The Hino ao 7 de Abril , composed on the occasion of the resignation of Dom Pedro I , became the melody of the official national anthem of Brazil in 1922 . He also published a Compêndio de música prática (1832) and a Compêndio de princípios elementares de música (1845) for use at the Conservatory of Rio de Janeiro.

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SURNAME Silva, Francisco Manuel there
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio de Janeiro
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 1865
Place of death Rio de Janeiro