António Teixeira (14 May 1707 – after 1769) was a

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. Teixeira was born and died in

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. He was a royal scholar in

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from 1714 until 11 June 1728, when he was elected chaplain-singer of

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and examiner in plainchant for the Lisbon

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. He wrote some festive

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s for members of the aristocracy and also composed the music for two Portuguese

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s by

António José da Silva António José da Silva Coutinho (8 May 170518 October 1739) was a Portuguese dramatist born in colonial Brazil, known as "the Jew" (''O Judeu''). The Brazilian spelling of his first name is Antônio; António José da Silva Coutinho in Hebrew is ...

. José Mazza stated that Teixeira composed seven

s, which were performed by large

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s at the Teatro do Bairro Alto in Lisbon between 1733 and 1739. His surviving theatrical music shows him writing in the contemporary Italian style. His most important sacred work is a 20-voice ''

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.'' It alternates the

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style of the Roman

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with an operatic style in the solo sections. Teixeira's sacred works are now in the archive of

Some compositions

* Masses * Miserere *

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s **''Gaudete, astra'' *

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Cantata: Gloria, Fama, Virtu
- cooperative transcription of the score from the manuscript in th
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platform. *Marionette Operas in Portuguese - mainly lost **except: ''

As Variedades de Proteu ''As Variedades de Proteu'' is a play by António José da Silva that deals with the intricacies of marriage and love. It uses the mythological characters of Proteus (Πρωτεύς) and Nereus In Greek mythology, Nereus ( ; ) was the eldest ...

'' (May 1737), for the theatre of

. Score restored 1968, revived 1968, 1982, 2005.recording with libretto and essays, PortugalSom PS 5009

Bibliography

*Manuel Carlos de Brito: ''Teixeira, António'', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 2007-05-05), http://www.grovemusic.com *Manuel Carlos de Brito: ''Opera in Portugal in the Eighteenth Century'' (Cambridge, 1989) Portuguese Baroque composers Year of death unknown 1707 births People from Lisbon 18th-century Portuguese musicians Portuguese male classical composers {{Portugal-composer-stub