Álvaro Corcoroca de Sousa (29 June 1879, Florianópolis – 1 August 1939, Florianópolis),[1] or simply Álvaro Sousa, was a Brazilian music teacher, musician, and composer, whose father was José Brazilício de Souza[n 1] (9 January 1854 – 30 March 1910), the composer of the Brazilian state anthem of Santa Catarina. He was the director of the band that he founded called Amor à Arte. As a music instructor, he also wrote books pertaining to training in music and music theories. Álvaro Sousa was the father of the composer, Abelardo Sousa (18 February 1920 – 27 May 1986).[2]

Books

  • Compêndio Elementar de Música
  • Dó Sustenido não e Ré Bemol
  • Glossário de Termos Italianos Usados na Escrituração Musical
  • Nações de Harmonia

Compositions

  • A canção da arvore
  • Hino da Escola Normal Catarinense[3]
  • Iris
  • Mikanol[4]
  • Rapsódia catarinense

Notes

  1. The family name of José Brazilício de Souza has a different spelling variety. It can also be spelled as Sousa.

Further reading

  • Furman Schleifer, Martha; Galván, Gary (2016). Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 596. ISBN 978-0810888715.

References


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