César Guerra-Peixe
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César Guerra-Peixe was a Brazilian violinist and composer.
Guerra-Peixe was born in Petrópolis
, son of Portuguese immigrants with gypsy origins. As a composer he wrote influenced by Hans-Joachim Koellreutter
several works using straight twelve-tone technique
, but switched in 1949 to adapt Brazilian roots and harmonies to his dodecaphonic approach. He contributed to Brazilian popular music as arranger of works by Antonio Carlos Jobim
, Chico Buarque
and Luiz Gonzaga
and 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", "Soledade".
In 1965 Guerra Peixe wins the Medalha do Mérito Carlos Gomes, bestowed by the Guanabara State government, in recognition of his dedication to developing Brazilian culture.
During his late years he worked as professor at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais where he helped to form a new generation of brazilian arrangers.
As an ethnomusicologist, he wrote an important book "Os Maracatus do Recife" on Maracatu
.
He died in Rio de Janeiro
.
Guerra-Peixe was born in Petrópolis
Petrópolis
Petrópolis , also known as The Imperial City of Brazil, is a town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 65 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro....
, son of Portuguese immigrants with gypsy origins. As a composer he wrote influenced by Hans-Joachim Koellreutter
Hans-Joachim Koellreutter
Hans-Joachim Koellreutter was a composer, teacher and musicologist...
several works using straight twelve-tone technique
Twelve-tone technique
Twelve-tone technique is a method of musical composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg...
, but switched in 1949 to adapt Brazilian roots and harmonies to his dodecaphonic approach. He contributed to Brazilian popular music as arranger of works by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
, Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda , popularly known as Chico Buarque , is a singer, guitarist, composer, dramatist, writer and poet...
and Luiz Gonzaga
Luiz Gonzaga
Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento was a very prominent Brazilian folk singer, songwriter, musician and poet. Born in the countryside of Pernambuco , he is considered to be responsible for the promotion of northeastern music throughout the rest of the country...
and 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", "Soledade".
In 1965 Guerra Peixe wins the Medalha do Mérito Carlos Gomes, bestowed by the Guanabara State government, in recognition of his dedication to developing Brazilian culture.
During his late years he worked as professor at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais where he helped to form a new generation of brazilian arrangers.
As an ethnomusicologist, he wrote an important book "Os Maracatus do Recife" on Maracatu
Maracatu
Maracatu is a term common to two distinct performance genres found in Pernambuco state in northeastern Brazil: maracatu de nação and maracatu rural . A third style, maracatu cearense , is found in Fortaleza, in the northeastern state of Ceará...
.
He died in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
.
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 MusicYB MusicYB Music is an independent record label established in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It started in 1999 launching unreleased artists of the underground scene and names rescued from recent history of Brazilian music....
, 2011)