António Teixeira (1707-1774)
- Sinfonia
Performers: Divino Sοspiro
Painting: Unknown artist (18th Century) - The Terreiro do Paço (Palace Square) and the Ribeira Royal Palace,
Further info: No available
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Portuguese composer and singer. Following study on a royal stipend in
Rome from 1714 to 1728, he returned to Lisbon as a chaplain and singer
for the Lisbon cathedral. He wrote a few festive cantatas for members of
the aristocracy, including 'Gli sposi fortunati', performed at the
house of Antónia Joaquina de Menezes de Lavra during Carnival 1732, and a
'Componimento drammatico' to celebrate the wedding of the Marquis of
Cascais during Carnival 1738. By 1760 he produced operas at the Teatro
do Bairro Alto Lima, becoming known for his lyrical style of Italian
opera, as well as being the first to write operas in Portuguese. The
first of these, 'Guerras do alecim e manjerona', was a major factor in
establishing opera in the native language. In 1765 he was elected to the
Irmandade de St. Cecilia. His compositions include seven operas, two
Masses, two motets, a large cantata, and numerous other sacred works.
While many of his sacred works reflect later 18th-century church style,
his most famous work, a 20-voice Te Deum composed in 1734, is largely
Baroque with polychoral writing.
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