Guilherme Cossoul
António Guilherme Cossoul (born April 22, 1828 in Lisbon , † November 26, 1880 ibid) was a Portuguese composer.
Cossoul wrote 37 musical works, including the operettas A Cisterna do Diabo (1850), O Arrieiro (1852) and O Visionário do Alentejo . From 1861 he was a professor at the Conservatory of Lisbon and two years later he was appointed director of the Conservatory's Music School.
He was the founder of the Associação dos Bombeiros Voluntários , the Association of Volunteer Fire Brigades of Lisbon.
literature
- Ernesto Vieira: Diccionario Biographico de Musicos Portuguezes , 1900
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cossoul, Guilherme |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cossoul, António Guilherme (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1880 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |