Chiquinha Gonzagaaus romantic

Chiquinha Gonzaga (* 17 October 1847 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro; † 28 February 1935 ibid.), actually Francisca Edwiges Neves.

Life

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 lessons and played at dance events. She became famous in 1877 when her composition Atraente was published. She composed music in styles such as polka, fado, Brazilian tango, habanera, choro, marcha, dobrado, lundu, maxixe and modinha. She was also a co-founder of the Sociedade Brasileira de Autores Teatrais (SBAT), which campaigns for the rights of authors and composers.
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