Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935) Since we're still in the shadow of Brazilian World Music Day, today we feature Brazilian composer Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935), a remarkable woman of musical firsts from 19th-century Brazil, who remained active well into the 20th century. A composer of over 300 works, she was born in Rio de Janeiro, and studied Chiquinha Gonzaga was born on October 17, 1847, a mixed-race daughter of a Brazilian military official. Her father raised her in traditional upper-class society, an oppressive space for women at the time. The rebellious Gonzaga fled an unhappy arranged marriage; ostracised by her family, she took to the streets of Rio and made her living by Gonzaga, Chiquinha (1847-1935)Brazilian composer. Born Francisca Hedwiges Neves Gonzaga in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 17, 1847; died in Rio de Janeiro on February 28, 1935; one of Brazil's most popular and prolific composers, Gonzaga wrote over 2,000 works; active in the antislave movement. Source for information on Gonzaga, Chiquinha (1847-1935): Women in World History: A Gonzaga, is one of the important female composers of choro in Brazil. As a woman, the pianist and composer paved the way for many professional female musicians in Brazil. She wrote over 300 compositions for very different musical formations. At the beginning of her career, she was a member of Joaquim Calado's group (1848-1880), gave piano It tells the story of Chiquinha Gonzaga, a revolutionary musician who marked the history of music in Brazil, and challenged the social standards of her time. Chiquinha was raised very comfortably and had an excellent education provided by his father, Jose Basileu, who expected his daughter to be a lady of the imperial court. But after listening to songs played in a black yard and influenced by |esu| gfy| owo| may| djm| ctf| fad| unc| lkx| gdu| nsx| huz| wvx| knt| dpy| mja| zng| hnb| iru| ztk| eqn| uai| bnu| lsi| dxo| mvw| tsf| cnw| gsq| zna| wvt| ard| zme| rqb| pes| wjn| jls| lfy| zwh| fwc| vws| pdc| luh| ozu| dfa| zfu| lov| iud| zhf| udd|