MUSICIAN

Pixinguinha

1897 - 1973

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Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho (May 4, 1897 – February 17, 1973), better known as Pixinguinha, (Portuguese: [piʃĩˈɡiɲɐ]) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flutist, and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. He worked with Brazilian popular music and developed the choro, a genre of Brazilian music that blends Afro-Brazilian rhythms with European influences. Some of his compositions include "Carinhoso", "Glória", "Lamento", and "Um a Zero". Pixinguinha merged the traditional music of 19th-century composers with modern jazz-inspired harmonies, sophisticated arrangements, and Afro-Brazilian rhythms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pixinguinha is the 1,415th most popular musician (down from 1,262nd in 2019), the 568th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 505th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pixinguinha ranks 1,415 out of 3,175. Before him are Andy Bell, Country Joe McDonald, Tony Kaye, Jon Hiseman, Leslie West, and Jānis Cimze. After him are František Ondříček, Arthur Crudup, Mana, Kate Pierson, Abraham Laboriel, and Andrei Gavrilov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Pixinguinha ranks 237. Before him are Moe Howard, Nikolai Gikalo, Ville Pörhölä, Eduard Tisse, Henri Frankfort, and Edgard Colle. After him are Ossi Oswalda, Sabino Bilbao, Choʻlpon, Gregorio Fuentes, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, and Isabel Briggs Myers. Among people deceased in 1973, Pixinguinha ranks 213. Before him are Hans Haas, Jean Barraqué, Ōten Shimokawa, Rodolphe Hiden, François Bonlieu, and Washington Ortuño. After him are Cecil Kellaway, Tomoji Abe, Roland Dorgelès, M. Ageyev, Mahmud Taymur, and Robert Armstrong.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Pixinguinha ranks 568 out of 2,236. Before him are Evair (1965), Oswaldo Cruz (1872), Henrique Mecking (1952), Igor Cavalera (1970), Mengálvio Pedro Figueiró (1939), and Wagner Lopes (1969). After him are Celso Amorim (1942), Niginho (1912), Edílson (1971), Caio Júnior (1965), Vanderlei de Lima (1969), and Valdir Benedito (1965).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Pixinguinha ranks 23. Before him are Luiz Bonfá (1922), Dorival Caymmi (1914), Marcos Valle (1943), Ivan Lins (1945), Laurindo Almeida (1917), and Igor Cavalera (1970). After him are Noel Rosa (1910), Andreas Kisser (1968), Kiko Loureiro (1972), Eliane Elias (1960), Seu Jorge (1970), and Carlinhos Brown (1962).

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