Joaquim Casimiro Júnior (30 May 1808 in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
– 28 December 1862) was a
Portuguese composer and organist. He composed a number of operas and
operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...
s, as well as much
sacred music.
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operone (German)'
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in the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal'
Portuguese Romantic composers
Portuguese classical organists
Male classical organists
Portuguese opera composers
Musicians from Lisbon
1808 births
1862 deaths
19th-century Portuguese people
19th-century classical composers
Portuguese male classical composers
19th-century male musicians
19th-century organists
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