Egberto Gismonti Albums
Egberto Amin Gismonti (born December 5, 1947) is a Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist. Biography Gismonti was born in the small city of Carmo, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, into a musical family. His mother was from Sicily and his father was from Beirut, Lebanon. At the age of six, he started studying the piano at the Brazilian Conservatory of Music. After studying the classical repertoire in Brazil for fifteen years, he went to Paris, France, to delve into modern music. He studied with Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), after acceptance as a student by the composer Jean Barraqué, a student of Anton Webern and Schoenberg. Boulanger encouraged Gismonti to write the collective Brazilian experience into his music. Gismonti is a self-taught guitarist. After returning to Brazil, he designed guitars with more than six strings, expanding the possibilities of the instrument. Approaching the fretboard as if it were a keyboard, Gismonti gives the impression that there is more ...
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Carmo, Rio De Janeiro
Carmo () is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its nickname is the ''Cidade Bela'' (Beautiful City). Geography Carmo encompasses an area of about . Its current population is estimated to be more than 19,000 inhabitants, of which 72.3% live in the suburban area. The municipality neighbors Sumidouro, Cantagalo, Duas Barras, Sapucaia, as well as bordering Além Paraíba. Part of the city is situated in the basin of the Paquequer River, one of the last tributaries of the Paraíba do Sul The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply termed Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when ... that has little aquatic pollution. References Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub ...
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