Arthur Napoleão dos Santos

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Arthur Napoleão dos Santos (March 6, 1843 Porto, Portugal - May 12, 1925 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a Brazilian composer, pianist, instrument dealer and music publisher.

He was born in Portugal and gave his first piano concert at the age of 7. Thereafter he toured all over Europe and America, sometimes playing duets with Henri Vieuxtemps or Henryk Wieniawski. In 1866 he settled in Brazil, living in Rio de Janeiro. Here he set up shop to sell instruments and publish sheet music. He taught piano lessons, one of his pupils was Chiquinha Gonzaga and composed, almost exclusively piano pieces. He is the Patron of Chair 18 of the Brazilian Academy of Music.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Orchestra music 1.2 Piano pieces 2 External links

[edit] Works

[edit] Orchestra music

• Camões (for orchestra and band)
• L’Africaine (for piano e orchestra)
• Acre state anthem
• Espírito Santo state anthem

[edit] Piano pieces

• A Brasileira
• A Caprichosa
• Elvira
• A Fluminense
• Uma primeira impressão do Brasil
• Soirée de Rio
• Soirées intimes
• Teus olhos

[edit] External links

• [1] Short biography in Portuguese