Humberto Teixeira
Humberto Teixeira (born January 5, 1915 in Iguatu , Ceará , † October 3, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro ), actually Humberto Cavalcanti Teixeira , was a Brazilian musician , composer and politician .
Life
As a child he began to be interested in music, especially the flute and mandolin instruments .
In the 1930s he moved to Rio de Janeiro with the aim of becoming a doctor. There he composed and published his music. However, he gave up his medical studies to law to study and at the 1943 Faculdade Nacional de Direito do Rio de Janeiro to make his statements.
In 1945 he met Luiz Gonzaga , King of the Baião . With him he composed a number of very well-known and successful pieces of music, starting with the title Baião . This was followed by Qui Nem Jiló , Baião de Dois , Assum Preto and his most popular piece Asa Branca .
In 1954, Humberto Teixeira was elected congressman for Ceará with around 12,000 votes in the Chamber of Deputies and since then has campaigned in this role for the distribution of Brazilian music abroad and for copyright ( Lei Humberto Teixeira ).
Web links
- Humberto Teixeira at CliqueMusic (Portuguese)
- Humberto Teixeira at Allmusic (English)
- Humberto Teixeira in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The poetic Baião of Humberto Teixeira
Individual evidence
- ↑ LEI Nº 3.447, DE 23 DE OUTUBRO DE 1958 on the website of the Câmara dos Deputados . Retrieved September 23, 2015 (Portuguese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Teixeira, Humberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Teixeira, Humberto Cavalcanti (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iguatu |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd October 1979 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |