Álvaro Corcoroca de Sousa (29 June 1879, Florianópolis – 1 August 1939, Florianópolis),[1] or simply Álvaro Sousa, was a Brazilian music teacher, musician, and composer, whose father was José Brazilício de Souza[n 1] (9 January 1854 – 30 March 1910), the composer of the Brazilian state anthem of Santa Catarina. He was the director of the band that he founded called Amor à Arte. As a music instructor, he also wrote books pertaining to training in music and music theories. Álvaro Sousa was the father of the composer, Abelardo Sousa (18 February 1920 – 27 May 1986).[2]
Books edit
- Compêndio Elementar de Música
- Dó Sustenido não e Ré Bemol
- Glossário de Termos Italianos Usados na Escrituração Musical
- Nações de Harmonia
Compositions edit
Notes edit
- ^ The family name of José Brazilício de Souza has a different spelling variety. It can also be spelled as Sousa.
Further reading edit
- Furman Schleifer, Martha; Galván, Gary (2016). Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 596. ISBN 978-0810888715.
References edit
- ^ "Álvaro Sousa". Casa do Choro.
- ^ Westphalen Naschenweng, Eloah (2020). O Talento De Um Grande Homem (in Portuguese). Clube de Autores. p. 41. ISBN 978-6558720287.
- ^ "FLORIANÓPOLIS: VALORIZAÇÃO DA CULTURA MUSICAL CATARINENSE". Revista Brasil-Europa.
- ^ "Acervo > Catálogo de partituras > Mikanol". Casa do Choro.
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