César Guerra-Peixe
César Guerra-Peixe (March 18, 1914 – November 26, 1993) was a Brazilian violinist, composer, and conductor.
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Born | César Guerra-Peixe 18 March 1914 Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil |
Died | 26 November 1993 |
Occupation | Violinist, composer and conductor |
Guerra-Peixe was born in Petrópolis, son of Portuguese immigrants with Romani origins. His music can be heard in many Brazilian films, such as Terra é Sempre Terra, O Canto do Mar, Quero Essa Mulher Tanto Assim, Riacho de Sangue, Meu Nome é Lampião, and Soledade.[1]
As an ethnomusicologist, he wrote an important book Os Maracatus do Recife (1955, second edition 1980) on maracatu. He died in Rio de Janeiro.[2]
Discography
- Jornada da Lapinha nº 1/Jornada da Lapinha nº 2 (1955) Copacabana 78
- Chora na rampa (1959) Chantecler 78
- Cidade Maravilhosa/Menina-moça (1960) Chantecler 78
- Vassourinhas (1961) Chantecler 78
- Escuta, Levino/Quarta-feira de cinzas (1962) Chantecler 78
- Sambas clássicos ( S/D) Chantecler LP
- Sedução do norte (1978) RGE/Fermata LP
- A retirada da Laguna. Orquestra Sinfônica Nacional da Rádio MEC (1997) CD
- Eliane Tokeshi e Guida Borghoff - Guerra-Peixe: Obras Para Violino e Piano (YB Music, 2011)
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References
- "Guerra Peixe", IinternetMovieDatabase (Accessed 23 August 2011).
- Gerard Béhague, "Guerra-Peixe, César", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
Further reading
- Béhague, Gerard. 1979. Music in Latin America: An Introduction. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0136089194 (cloth); ISBN 0136089011 (pbk).
- Mariz, Vasco. 1994–95. "César Guerra-Peixe (1914–1993)". Inter-America Music Review 14, no. 1:169–70.
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