Alfredo Cristiano Keil (3 July 1850 – 4 October 1907) was a
Portuguese
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romantic
composer and
painter.
Keil was born in
Lisbon, the son of Johann Christian Keil (son of Johann Georg Keil and wife Elisabeth ...) and wife (m.
Lisbon, 30 August 1848) Maria Josefina Stellflug (daughter of Matias Stellflug and wife Barbara ...). He was of
German
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origin, and was the great Portuguese
romantic composer. He was also considered the last important Portuguese painter in the
Romantic style. He studied in
Munich
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and
Nuremberg
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with the German romantic painters
Kaulbach and
von Kreling. Returning to Portugal, where he continued his studies, he became a well known romantic painter, being also the contemporary of the
Naturalist generation, with his melancholic intimate scenes and landscapes.
As a composer, he gained prominence with his operas ''
Donna Bianca'' (1888), ''Irene'' (1893) and ''Serrana'' (1899), then considered the best Portuguese
opera
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.
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''A Ópera em Portugal''
p. 52. Imprensa Nacional–Casa da Moeda
He composed the music of ''
A Portuguesa'', the Portuguese
national anthem
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, in 1891, with lyrics by poet and playwright
Henrique Lopes de Mendonça; it was officially adopted in 1911, after the
proclamation of the Republic the previous year. Ironically, he died, in
Hamburg
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, almost exactly three years before the first day of the Revolution.
Family
He married Cleyde Maria Margarida Cinatti, daughter of
Italian
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parents Giuseppe Luigi Cinatti (son of Luigi Cinatti and wife Maria Nicolina ...) and wife Margherita Rivolto (daughter of Giacomo Rivolto and wife Margherita Sertorio), and had issue:
* Joana Maria Francisca Cinatti Keil
* Guida Maria Josefina Cinatti Keil, married firstly to Jaime Raúl de Brito Carvalho da Silva, and had issue, two children, and married secondly as his first wife to Francisco Coelho do Amaral Reis, 1st
Viscount
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of Pedralva by
Carlos I of Portugal
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in 1904 (
Sátão
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The present mayor is Paulo Santos, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is August 20.
Pari ...
, Águas Boas, 3 August 1873 – 5 April 1938), 100th
Governor
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of
Portuguese Angola
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I ...
from 1920 to 1921, son of José Caetano dos Reis and wife Lucrécia Coelho do Amaral, and had issue, an only son, renown
Architect
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Francisco Keil do Amaral
Francisco Caetano Keil Coelho do Amaral, 2nd Viscount of Pedralva (Lisbon, 28 April 1910 – Lisbon, 19 February 1975), was a Portuguese architect, painter and photographer. His name was given to a street in Lisbon.
Keil do Amaral stood out ...
:
** ''Maria Sara Keil Carvalho da Silva''
** ''Eduardo Alfredo Keil Carvalho da Silva, married to Dolores dos Santos Mendes, and had issue, three children: ''
*** ''Eduardo Artur Mendes Keil Carvalho da Silva''
*** ''Guida Maria Mendes Keil Carvalho da Silva, had natural children one by ... Morais Marques and two by ... Teixeira: ''
**** ''Inês Raquel Carvalho da Silva Morais Marques''
**** ''Tito Carvalho da Silva Teixeira''
**** ''Erica Carvalho da Silva Teixeira''
*** ''Carlos Eduardo Mendes Keil Carvalho da Silva''
* Luís Cristiano Cinatti Keil
* Paulo Henrique Cinatti Keil
References
External links
Bio, Catalogue and Audio Samples*
''Tojos e rosmaninhos'' Lisbon 1907, at the
National Library of Portugal
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1850 births
1907 deaths
19th-century classical composers
20th-century classical composers
Romantic composers
19th-century Portuguese painters
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Portuguese opera composers
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20th-century Portuguese male musicians