Maia de Carvalho Najla Jabor (25 September 1915 – 9 March 2001) was a Brazilian conductor and

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. She composed concerti and symphonic works, but is best known for sacred songs. She was born and died in

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Works

Selected works include: *''Suite de seis peças'', no. 3. Um adeus (Text: Alda Pereira Pinto), no. 5. A um poeta (Text: Alda Pereira Pinto), no. ?. Louco devaneio (Text: Alda Pereira Pinto) *''A palavra de Deus'' (Text: Stela Dubois) *''A semente é a dor amor'' (Text: Roque Martins) *''A um poeta (in Suite de seis peças)'' (Text: Alda Pereira Pinto) *''A um poeta - Loucos devaneios'' *''Alucinação'' (Text: José Alfredo Maia de Carvalho) *''Assim falou o poeta'' *''Ave Maria '' (Text: Bible or other Sacred Texts) *''Balada n.1: Teus olhos'' (Text: Beni Carvalho) *''Balada n.2'' (Text: Ricardina Marques da Silva) *''Barcarola, op. 92'' (Text: Dylma Cunha de Oliveira) *''Batuque n.1'' (Text: Silvio Moreaux) *''Batuque n.2'' (Text: Raimundo de Brito) *''Berceuse, op. 11'' *''Canção bárbara'' (Text: Olga Mayer) *''Canção de amor'' (Text: Iveta Ribeiro) *''Canção do trovador'' (Text: José Alfredo Maia de Carvalho) *''Canção dos olhos '' *''Canção simples (berceuse), op. 83'' (Text: Nóbrega de Siqueira) *''Copo de cristal'' (Text: Agrippino Grieco) *''Desejo, op. 47'' (Text: Iveta Ribeiro) *''Gato preto'' (Text: Nóbrega de Siqueira) *''Louco devaneio'' (in Suite de seis peças) (Text: Alda Pereira Pinto) *''Noturno com palavras'' (Text: José Alfredo Maia de Carvalho) *''Noturno n.3 - Rosa menina'' *''Novo amor, op. 85'' (Text: Aracy Rivera de Rezende) *''O sonho'' (Text: J. Benedito Silveira Peixoto) *''Oração à esperança'' (Text: Leopoldo Braga) *''Pode entrar saudade'' (Text: E. Mangione, Jr.) *''Romance, op. 11'' (Text: Iveta Ribeiro) *''Romance, op. 13'' (Text: Iveta Ribeiro) *''Romance, op. 56'' (Text: Iveta Ribeiro) *''Romance, op. 3'' (Text: Sergio Murilo) *''Romance, op. 6'' (Text: José Jorge Guilherme de Araújo Jorge) *''Sou assim'' *''Toada n.1: brasileira'' (Text: Iveta Ribeiro) *''Toada n.2: morena'' (Text: Carlos Paula Barros) *''Toada n.3: Não sei viver sem ti'' (Text: Diva Jabor) *''Toada n.5: Quando o amor vem''(Text: Antônio Siqueira) *''Toda n.4: Amor'' (Text: Carlos Paula Barros) *''Um adeus (in Suite de seis peças)'' (Text: Alda Pereira Pinto) *''Único amor (berceuse), op. 65'' (Text: Elora Possolo)

References

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