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

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composer. Teixeira was born and died in Lisbon. He was a royal scholar in

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from 1714 until 11 June 1728, when he was elected chaplain-singer of Lisbon Cathedral and examiner in plainchant for the Lisbon patriarchy. He wrote some festive cantatas for members of the aristocracy and also composed the music for two Portuguese

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. José Mazza stated that Teixeira composed seven

s, which were performed by large puppets 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 baroque with an operatic style in the solo sections. Teixeira's sacred works are now in the archive of Lisbon Cathedral.

Some compositions

* Masses * Miserere *

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* Motets **''Gaudete, astra'' *

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Cantata: Gloria, Fama, Virtu
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. 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