Leopold Miguéz

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Leopold Miguéz.

Leopold Miguéz (born September 9, 1850 in Niterói ; † July 6, 1902 there ) was a Brazilian composer.

Miguéz was trained in Porto and Paris. From 1890 he worked as director of the Instituto Nacional de Música and opera conductor in Rio de Janeiro. He composed two operas, a symphony, six symphonic poems, overtures, waltzes, marches, chamber music works and piano pieces.

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  • Alfred Baumgartner: "Propylaea World of Music: The Composers", Volume 4, Berlin, Frankfurt 1989, ISBN 354907834X , pp. 45-46
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SURNAME Miguéz, Leopold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Niterói
DATE OF DEATH July 6, 1902
Place of death Niterói