Francisco Manuel da Silva (21 February 1795 – 18 December 1865) was a Brazilian

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and music

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. He was born and died in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

. He had great prominence in the musical life of Rio de Janeiro in the period between the death of José Maurício Nunes Garcia and

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. He was a singer of

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since 1809, and later a cello player. He was one of the founders of (National Imperial Music and Opera Academy), of , which became (Nacional Music Institute) and is called (Rio de Janeiro University Music School). He was taught by José Maurício Nunes Garcia and, most probably, by

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. He was directly responsible for Capela Imperial's reinstatement and being turned to its old beauty. He left a handful of works, spread around Rio de Janeiro,

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and

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archives, covering

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s and lundus. He composed the

Brazilian National Anthem The "Brazilian National Anthem" ( pt, Hino Nacional Brasileiro) was composed by Francisco Manuel da Silva in 1831 and had been given at least two sets of unofficial lyrics before a 1922 decree by president Epitácio Pessoa gave the anthem its ...

, first as a patriotic march, since

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's resignation, later being officialized as anthem by the Brazilian Republic Revolution (1889). He also composed one

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, ''O prestigio da lei''.

References

*Gerard Béhague. "Francisco Manuel da Silva", ''

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'', ed. L. Macy (accessed September 6, 2006)

External links

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