António Fragoso
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António de Lima Fragoso was a Portuguese composer and pianist.
At Lisbon Conservatoire of music, which he entered aged 17, he studied harmony and score-reading, and piano with Marcos Garin, Tomás Borba and Luís de Freitas Branco. He achieved very high marks in his final examination on July 3, 1918.
On October 13, 1918, influenza
claimed his life. He died in his house in Pocariça.
Producer Manuela Paraíso describes his musical style as "having notable influences of Chopin, Fauré and Debussy", yet also asserts that "his beautiful, melancholy music has an identity of its own".
Today, the Associação António Fragoso exists to commemorate his work, and promote recordings and performances of his music.
Biography
According to the Biblioteca Municipal de Cantanhede, Fragoso's earliest music lessons were given by his uncle, Dr. António dos Santos Tovin, and continued after his move to Oporto under the supervision of another uncle, who was also Fragoso's godfather, Dr José d´Oliveira Lima. He studied piano with Professor Ernesto Maia.At Lisbon Conservatoire of music, which he entered aged 17, he studied harmony and score-reading, and piano with Marcos Garin, Tomás Borba and Luís de Freitas Branco. He achieved very high marks in his final examination on July 3, 1918.
On October 13, 1918, influenza
Influenza
Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...
claimed his life. He died in his house in Pocariça.
Producer Manuela Paraíso describes his musical style as "having notable influences of Chopin, Fauré and Debussy", yet also asserts that "his beautiful, melancholy music has an identity of its own".
Today, the Associação António Fragoso exists to commemorate his work, and promote recordings and performances of his music.