Jacob do Bandolim
Jacob do Bandolim (born February 14, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro ; † August 13, 1969 ibid), actually Jacob Pick Bittencourt , was a Brazilian mandolinist and composer . His stage name is derived from the mandolin, which is called bandolim in Portuguese .
Life
Jacob do Bandolim was the only child of the pharmacist Francisco Gomes Bittencourt and Rackel Pick, who was of Polish-Jewish or Russian-Jewish descent. After his first musical attempts with the violin and the harmonica , he discovered the mandolin as a teenager. In the mid-1930s he was already accompanying famous artists such as Noel Rosa on the radio. In addition to his work as a musician, he worked as a salesman, pharmacy assistant, insurance broker, businessman and as a police secretary. Due to his financial independence he was able to compose and make his music more freely. In 1940 he married Adylia Freitas, with whom he had two children: Helena and Sérgio Bittencourt.
Dissatisfied with his role as accompanist, he recorded the Choro Treme Treme on vinyl in 1947 and confirmed what Luperce had already shown Miranda ; that the mandolin is also well suited as a solo instrument. His second major success as a mandolinist was Flamengo , a choro by Bonfiglio de Oliveira. Over the years he composed many successful pieces such as the famous Doce de Coco . In addition, Jacob do Bandolim was a tireless collector of musical treasures that are now in the Museu da Imagem e do Som in Rio de Janeiro.
Selection of works
- A ginga do Mané
- Alvorada
- Assanhado
- Gasoline ho
- Biruta
- Bola Preta
- Bole-bole
- Bonicrates de muletas
- Buscapé
- Cabuloso
- Carícia
- Choro de varanda
- Ciumento
- Cristal
- De Limoeiro a Mossoró
- Diabinho maluco
- Doce de coco
- Dolente
- Encantamento
- Entre mil! … Você!
- Eu e você
- Falta-me você
- Feia
- Feitiço
- Forró de gala
- Gostosinho
- Implicante
- Isto é nosso
- Mágoas
- Meu segredo
- Mexidinha
- Migalhas de amor
- Mimosa
- Nego frajola
- Noites cariocas
- Nosso romance
- Nostalgia
- O vôo da môsca
- Pé de moleque
- Por que sonhar?
- Remeleixo
- Reminiscências
- Rua da Imperatriz
- Sai do caminho
- Saliente
- Salões imperiais
- Santa morena
- Sapeca
- Saudade
- Semper teu
- Simplicidade
- Tatibitate
- Toca per pau
- Treme-treme
- To bandolim na escola
- Vale tudo
- Vascaíno
- Velhos pace
- Vidinha boa
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bandolim, Jacob do |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bittencourt, Jacob Pick (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian mandolinist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | 13th August 1969 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |