(Antônio) Francisco Braga

Antônio Francisco Braga (* April 15, 1868 in Rio de Janeiro; † March 14, 1945) was a Brazilian music composer.

Antônio Francisco Braga studied with Luiz António de Moura and Carlos de Mesquita. In 1886 he founded the Sociedade de Concertos Populares. As the Brazilian Republic was declaired in 1889, his composition Hino à bandeira was adopted as the Brazilian National Anthem. Starting in 1890 Antônio Francisco Braga studied at the Conservatoire in Paris with Jules Massenet. After that he spent time both in Germany and in Italy and then returned to Brazil in 1900. Upon his return to Brazil, Antônio Francisco Braga taught at the Instituto Nacional de Música and was the conductor of the Sociedade de Concertos Sinfonicosbetween 1908 and 1933.

Antônio Francisco Braga composed three Operas and produced orquestra pieces, chamber music, piano pieces and many songs.

Works

• Missa de S. Francisco Xavier (s.d.)
• Missa de S. Sebastião (s.d.)
• Te Deum (s.d.)
• Stabat Mater (s.d.)
• Trezena de S. Francisco de Paula (s.d.)
• A Paz, poema com coro (s.d.)
• Oração pela Pátria, poema com coro (s.d.)
• Trio, para piano, violino e violoncelo (s.d.)
• Dois Quintetos (s.d.)
• Quarteto para instrumentos de sopro (s.d.)
• Virgens Mortas, canção com letra de Olavo Bilac (s.d.)
• Trovador do Sertão, para canto e orquestra (s.d.)
• Hino à juventude brasileira (s.d.)
• Hino à Paz (s.d.)
• Paysage (1895)
• Cauchemar (1896)
• Brasil, marcha (1898)
• Marabá, poema sinfônico, sua primeira obra com temática nacional (1898)
• Episódio Sinfônico
• Jupira, ópera (1898)
• A Pastoral, episódio lírico (1903)
• Hino à Bandeira Nacional (1905)
• Canto de Outono, para orquestra de arcos (1908)
• O Contratador de Diamantes, música incidental (1908)
• Insônia, poema sinfônico (1908)
• Anita Garibaldi, ópera (1912-1922)

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