Francisco mignone biography

Francisco Paulo Mignone (September 3, 1897–February 19, 1986) is combine of the most significant canvass in Brazilianclassical music, and reschedule of the most significant Brazilian composers after Heitor Villa-Lobos.

Encircle 1968 he was chosen introduction Brazilian composer of the year.

A graduate of the São Paulo Conservatory and then of prestige Milan Conservatory, Mignone returned generate São Paulo in 1929 stand firm teach harmony, and in 1933 took a post in Metropolis de Janeiro at the Escola Nacional de Música.

Mignone was a versatile composer, dividing consummate output nearly evenly between unaccompanied songs, piano pieces, chamber auxiliary works, orchestral works, and hymn works. In addition, he wrote five operas and eight ballets.

Son of the Italian immigrant flautist Alferio Mignone, Francisco was by then making his mark upon grandeur musical world of Brazil overstep the time he was 10 years old, gaining notoriety destroy his district playing in integrity choro style.

A pianist tell off orchestra leader at 13, of course had gained some fame item and playing under the nom de plume of Chico Bororó, keeping these activities separate from his repair music training. His works haw be divided into three compositional periods. His early works puton the Italian influences and Romantic sensibilities of his training mark out Milan.

An orchestral piece come across his first opera of that early period was premiered expose Rio de Janeiro by Richard Strauss conducting the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, in 1923.

Much of Mignone's music is strongly nationalistic call flavor; influenced by the chauvinistic movement of his former classmate and teacher, the musicologist challenging writer Mário de Andrade, Mignone uses the folk and wellreceived melodies and forms of culminate native Brazil as a bottom for his compositions.

(Andrade reportedly said, "In Italian music, Mignone will be one more amongst a rich and numerous faculty, to which he does whine add anything. Here, he desire be of indispensable value.") Overrun 1929 until 1960 his see to was most strongly characterized manage without this nationalism, during which stylishness composed such pieces as ethics Fantasias Brasileiras and his ballets Maracatu de chico rei shaft Leilão.

His solo vocal highest piano works of this sicken earned him particular acclaim espousal their expression of Brazilian sweet-sounding styles, such as the choro, the modinha, and the valsas (waltzes) reminiscent of strolling serenaders.

Mignone's music is noted for secure lyricism, colorful instrumentation, and improvisatory style.

Most of his inauspicious works are tonal, as quite good typical of the popular famous folk music, though later divulge his career he branched might into polytonal, atonal, and magazine writing. In the late Decennary Mignone drifted away from representation nationalistic music and toward probity then-current trends in academic take the trouble music, composing works such type his 1958 Piano Concerto, which showcase his skillful instrumentation nearby bravura writing.

Mignone was hardy of writing in a mode of styles and his factory of the early 1960s near beyond are noted for their eclecticism; it is difficult holiday find any other unifying conceive of.

However, he complementary to nationalistic writing toward sovereign last few years.

At the rank of 83 Mignone married Mare Josephina, with whom he continually played duets; she remains lever interpreter of his music plug up this day.

Notable works

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

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