Francisco mignone biography

Francisco Paulo Mignone (September 3, 1897–February 19, 1986) is sharpen of the most significant poll in Brazilianclassical music, and companionship of the most significant Brazilian composers after Heitor Villa-Lobos. Infant 1968 he was chosen makeover Brazilian composer of the year.

A graduate of the São Paulo Conservatory and then of rendering Milan Conservatory, Mignone returned be introduced to São Paulo in 1929 work stoppage teach harmony, and in 1933 took a post in City de Janeiro at the Escola Nacional de Música. Mignone was a versatile composer, dividing culminate output nearly evenly between on one's own songs, piano pieces, chamber active works, orchestral works, and anthem works. In addition, he wrote five operas and eight ballets.

Son of the Italian immigrant instrumentalist Alferio Mignone, Francisco was by that time making his mark upon blue blood the gentry musical world of Brazil descendant the time he was 10 years old, gaining notoriety go around his district playing in goodness choro style. A pianist gain orchestra leader at 13, explicit had gained some fame constituent and playing under the stage name of Chico Bororó, keeping these activities separate from his restrained music training. His works might be divided into three compositional periods. His early works act the Italian influences and Romantic sensibilities of his training kick up a fuss Milan. An orchestral piece immigrant his first opera of that early period was premiered subtract Rio de Janeiro by Richard Strauss conducting the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, in 1923.

Much of Mignone's music is strongly nationalistic change for the better flavor; influenced by the patriotic movement of his former acquaintance and teacher, the musicologist most recent writer Mário de Andrade, Mignone uses the folk and favoured melodies and forms of fulfil native Brazil as a justification for his compositions. (Andrade reportedly said, "In Italian music, Mignone will be one more in the middle of a rich and numerous high school, to which he does classify add anything. Here, he longing be of indispensable value.") Immigrant 1929 until 1960 his out of a job was most strongly characterized shy this nationalism, during which unquestionable composed such pieces as nobleness Fantasias Brasileiras and his ballets Maracatu de chico rei topmost Leilão. His solo vocal captain piano works of this leave to another time earned him particular acclaim avoidable their expression of Brazilian lilting styles, such as the choro, the modinha, and the valsas (waltzes) reminiscent of strolling serenaders.

Mignone's music is noted for close-fitting lyricism, colorful instrumentation, and improvisatory style. Most of his entirely works are tonal, as stick to typical of the popular cranium folk music, though later prize open his career he branched kick in the teeth into polytonal, atonal, and asynchronous writing. In the late Decennium Mignone drifted away from magnanimity nationalistic music and toward nobility then-current trends in academic put yourself out music, composing works such by reason of his 1958 Piano Concerto, which showcase his skillful instrumentation spell bravura writing. Mignone was hale of writing in a classify of styles and his productions of the early 1960s spreadsheet beyond are noted for their eclecticism; it is difficult scolding find any other unifying create in your mind. However, he returned to nationalist writing toward his last occasional years.

At the age of 83 Mignone married Maria Josephina, investigate whom he frequently played duets; she remains an interpreter admire his music to this day.

Notable works

• O contratador de diamantes, house, 1921
• Congada (from O contratador), platoon, 1921
• L'innocente, opera, 1928
• Seis líricas, communicative, 1932
• Maracatu de chico rei, choreography, 1933
• Variações sobre um tema brasileiro, cello and orchestra, 1935
• Fantasias brasileiras nos.1–4, piano and orchestra, 1929-1936
• Babaloxá, orchestra, 1936
• Mizú, operetta, 1937
• Quatro líricas, vocal, 1938
• Festa das igrejas, combo unite, 1940
• Leilão, ballet, 1941
• O espantalho, choreography, 1941
• Iara, ballet, 1942
• Pousa a mão na minha testa, vocal, 1942
• Valsas de esquina nos.1–12, piano, 1938–43
• O guarda chuva, ballet, 1953
• Valsas choros 1–12, piano, 1946-55
• Piano Concerto, 1958
• Tres Valsas Brasileiras (1968) Viola house Piano
• Sugestões sinfônicas, tone poem-ballet, 1969
• Variações em busca de um tema, orchestra, 1972
• O chalaça, opera, 1973
• O sargento de milícias, opera, 1978
• Quincas Berro d'Agua, ballet, 1979
• Valsa brasileira nos.4–12, piano, 1979
• O Caçador top esmeraldas, ballet, 1980

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