César Guerra-Peixe

César Guerra-Peixe

César Guerra-Peixe (March 18, 1914 – November 26, 1993) 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.[citation needed] He contributed to Brazilian popular music as arranger of works by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque and Luiz Gonzaga[citation needed] 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".[1] 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.

Discography

  1. Jornada da Lapinha nº 1/Jornada da Lapinha nº 2 (1955) Copacabana 78
  2. Chora na rampa (1959) Chantecler 78
  3. Cidade Maravilhosa/Menina-moça (1960) Chantecler 78
  4. Vassourinhas (1961) Chantecler 78
  5. Escuta, Levino/Quarta-feira de cinzas (1962) Chantecler 78
  6. Sambas clássicos ( S/D) Chantecler LP
  7. Sedução do norte (1978) RGE/Fermata LP
  8. A retirada da Laguna. Orquestra Sinfônica Nacional da Rádio MEC (1997) CD
  9. Eliane Tokeshi e Guida Borghoff - Guerra-Peixe: Obras Para Violino e Piano (YB Music, 2011)

References

  1. ^ "Guerra Peixe", IinternetMovieDatabase (Accessed 23 August 2011).
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