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Apr 15, 1868 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Died on 14 Mar 1945 (aged 76)
Brazilian composer
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About Antônio Francisco Braga
- Antônio Francisco Braga (April 15, 1868 – March 14, 1945) was a Brazilian music composer. Antônio Francisco Braga was born in Rio de Janeiro, and studied with Luiz António de Moura and Carlos de Mesquita.
- In 1886, he founded the Sociedade de Concertos Populares.
- As the Brazilian Republic was declared in 1889, his composition Hino à bandeira was adopted as the Brazilian national anthem.
- Starting in 1890 Antônio Francisco Braga studied at the Conservatoire in Paris with Jules Massenet.
- After that he spent time both in Germany and in Italy and then returned to Brazil in 1900.
- Upon his return to Brazil, Antônio Francisco Braga taught at the Instituto Nacional de Música and was the conductor of the Sociedade de Concertos Sinfonicos between 1908 and 1933.
- One of his pupils was Brazilian pianist and composer Cacilda Borges Barbosa. Antônio Francisco Braga composed three operas and produced orchestral pieces, chamber music, piano pieces and many songs.
