Composer
Alfredo Vianna
Brazilian composer (1897–1973)
1897–1973
4 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1973
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro
- Place of death
- Rio de Janeiro
- Citizenship / historical state
- Brazil
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho (May 4, 1897 – February 17, 1973), better known as Pixinguinha, (Portuguese: [piʃĩˈɡiɲɐ]) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flutist, and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. He worked with Brazilian popular music and developed the choro, a genre of Brazilian music that blends Afro-Brazilian rhythms with European influences. Some of his compositions include "Carinhoso", "Glória", "Lamento", and "Um a Zero".
Pixinguinha merged the traditional music of 19th-century composers with modern jazz-inspired harmonies, sophisticated arrangements, and Afro-Brazilian rhythms. This is attributed as having helped establish choro as an aspect of Brazilian culture.
Pixinguinha was among the first Brazilian musicians to embrace radio broadcasting and studio recording, technologies that played a key role in bringing his music to a broader audience.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer; composer; saxophonist; conductor; musician
- Genres
- choro
- Official website
- http://www.pixinguinha.com.br
- Birth name
- Alfredo da Rocha Vianna
- Pseudonym
- Pixinguinha
- Languages used
- Portuguese
- VIAF ID
- 71478494
- ISNI
- 0000000081512585; 0000000368501322
- GND ID
- 119512629
- Library of Congress ID
- n81108886
- MusicBrainz ID
- 15051984-4d2a-419f-8241-787403e3dc54
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar
- Genres represented
- Classical, Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carinhoso (Affectionately) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Cochichando | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Naquêle Tempo | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Cochichanda | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 71478494. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.