Clarisse Leite

Clarisse Leite Dias Baptista
Clarisse Leite Dias Baptista
	Clarisse Leite, Teatro Municipal de São Paulo
Born	Clarisse Leite; January 11, 1917; São Paulo, Brazil
Died	May 11, 2003; São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Education	São Paulo - Brazil, France
Known for	Music
Notable work	Concerto Números Um e Dois Para Piano e Orquestra , composições

Clarisse Leite (Dias Batista) (b. 11 January 1917. d. 2003) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and music educator. She was born in São Paulo and studied in São Paulo and France. After completing her studies, she worked as a professor of music at Academia Internacional, Rio de Janeiro.[1][2]

Her sons Cláudio César Dias Baptista, Arnaldo Dias Baptista and Sérgio Dias Baptista became rock musicians.

Works

Leite composed for orchestra, chamber, piano and vocal performance. She was known for compositions based on Brazilian folklore. Selected works include:

Suite Nordestina (1971) including 1) Baticum, 2) Prece por Maria Bonita (A Prayer to Maria Bonita) and 3) Jacunços (Gunmen)
Duo concertante no. 1 for pianos

- Feche os olhinhos que o soninho vem (Close your eyes and the sleep will come) (berceuse) for piano solo - Dança dos esquilos (dance of the squirrels)(maxi-slide) for piano solo - Vendaval (gale) (Fantasia) for piano solo - Yoga - (Espumas flutuantes) (Yoga - floating foams) for piano solo

Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

Brasileira: Piano Music by Brazilian Women, 2004, Centaur Records

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References

Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
Lorenz, Ricardo; Hernández, Luis R. (1995). Scores and recordings at the Indiana University Latin American. Indiana University, Bloomington. Latin American Music Center.

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[1] Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.

[2] Lorenz, Ricardo; Hernández, Luis R. (1995). Scores and recordings at the Indiana University Latin American. Indiana University, Bloomington. Latin American Music Center.