Jorge Antunes (composer)
Jorge de Freitas Antunes (born April 23, 1942) is a Brazilian composer, one of the most important in electroacoustic and acousmatic music. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Antunes entered the Escola de Música da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 1959 where he was a violin student.[1] He went on to earn Master of Music degrees in both violin and composition from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Doctor of Music in Electroacoustic music from the University of Paris (1977).[2]
Selected works
Opera
- Contato (1968)
- Vivaldia MCMLXXV chamber opera buffa (1975)
- Qorpo Santo opera in 3 acts (1983)
- O rei de uma nota só (The Single-tone King), Mini-opera in 4 scenes (1991)
- A borboleta azul (The Blue Butterfly), Mini-opera in 2 acts (1995)
- Olga (composed 1987-1997, premiered 2006)
Chamber music
- Mascaruncho for 2 Violas (1977)
- Microformóbiles I for Viola and Piano (1970)
- Modinha para Mindinha (Tune for Mindinha) for 7 Violas (1985)
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