Fernando Brant
Fernando Brant (born Fernando Rocha Brant on October 9, 1946 - Caldas, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian poet, lyricist and journalist.
His interest in music and literature began to increase when he studied law at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.[1]
At the beginning of the 1960s, Brant made friends with Milton Nascimento who soon became his partner and encouraged him to write his first letter, "Travessia".[2] The song won the second place in the II Festival International da Canção (International Song Festival) in Rio de Janeiro in 1967. In the same year, "Travessia" was included in the first album by Nascimento and became a better-known song in his repertoire.
In 1969 Brant got a job as a journalist in O Cruzeiro magazine affiliate in Belo Horizonte. That same year, in Belo Horizonte, Brant and friends began articulating a project that would become Clube da Esquina, an influential Brazilian music artists collective.[1]
His partnership with Milton Nascimento resulted in over 200 songs recorded by the most respected artists in Brazil.[3]
Among Milton-Brant most famous compositions are "Travessia", "Maria Maria", "Canção da América", "Encontros e Despedidas" and "Nos Bailes da Vida".
Brant has composed more than 300 songs with multiple partners. He has also written scripts and lyrics for bales, theaters and soundtracks for Brazilian films and telenovelas.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fernando Brant - Biografia - Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira". Dicionário Cravo Albin (in Portuguese). Cravo Albin. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Fernando Brant". Cliquemusic (in Portuguese). Cliquemusic. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Fernando Brant - Dados Artísticos - Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira". Dicionário Cravo Albin (in Portuguese). Cravo Albin. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
External links
- Fernando Brant at AllMusic
- Fernando Brant interview (Portuguese)
- Fernando Brant at Clube da Esquina Museum (Portuguese)
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