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Chiquinha Gonzaga

1847 - 1935

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Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga, better known as Chiquinha Gonzaga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃiˈkiɲɐ ɡõˈzaɡɐ]; October 17, 1847 – February 28, 1935) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and the first woman conductor in Brazil. Chiquinha Gonzaga was the first pianist of "choro" and author of the first carnival march, "Ó Abre Alas" (1899). Her plays and operettas, such as Forrobodó and Jurití, were a great success with the public because they used elements of Brazilian popular culture of the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chiquinha Gonzaga is the 955th most popular composer (down from 950th in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 372nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Chiquinha Gonzaga ranks 955 out of 1,451. Before her are Arnold Bax, Sándor Veress, Giovanni Battista Bassani, Alexander Goldenweiser, Lev Knipper, and Baude Cordier. After her are Ralph Benatzky, Franco Donatoni, Robert Cambert, Roger Sessions, Juventino Rosas, and Charles Burney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Chiquinha Gonzaga ranks 66. Before her are Lady Adela, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, Alexander Lodygin, Kálmán Mikszáth, Charles Renard, and Eduardo López de Romaña. After her are Ray Lankester, Ellen Terry, Hiệp Hòa, Milovan Glišić, Frederick Arthur Bridgman, and Anton Reichenow. Among people deceased in 1935, Chiquinha Gonzaga ranks 99. Before her are Nie Er, Nina Grieg, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, Jackson Showalter, Richard Mollier, and Georg Jensen. After her are Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas, Anna Katharine Green, Charles Demuth, Bernhard Britz, Jules Cambon, and Tsubouchi Shōyō.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Chiquinha Gonzaga ranks 376 out of 2,236. Before her are Mauro Silva (1968), Susana Vieira (1942), Argemiro (1915), Adhemar Pimenta (1896), Alex (1982), and Norma Bengell (1935). After her are Otto Glória (1917), Fabinho (1993), Maneca (1926), Tita (1958), Evaristo de Macedo (1933), and Euclides da Cunha (1866).

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Among COMPOSERS In Brazil

Among composers born in Brazil, Chiquinha Gonzaga ranks 4. Before her are Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836), and Egberto Gismonti (1947). After her are Camargo Guarnieri (1907), Ary Barroso (1903), Francisco Mignone (1897), Cláudio Santoro (1919), Alberto Nepomuceno (1864), and Alexandre Levy (1864).

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