For the Italian composer, see Antonio Braga

Antonio Braga

Antonio Braga was an Italian classical composer. Born in Naples, he wrote ballets, concerto, ouvertures, symphonies and three operas.-Ballets:*Les Abeilles a Naples *C’è un albero a New York...

.

Antônio Francisco Braga (April 15, 1868 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

 - March 14, 1945) was a Brazilian music composer.

Antônio Francisco Braga studied with Luiz António de Moura and Carlos de Mesquita. In 1886 he founded the Sociedade de Concertos Populares. As the Brazilian Republic was declared in 1889, his composition Hino à bandeira was adopted as the Brazilian National Anthem

Anthem

The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music , or more generally, a song of celebration, usually acting as a symbol for a distinct group of people, as in the term "national anthem" or "sports anthem".-Etymology:The word is derived from the Greek via Old English , a word...

. Starting in 1890 Antônio Francisco Braga studied at the Conservatoire in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 with Jules Massenet

Jules Massenet

Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet was a French composer best known for his operas. His compositions were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and he ranks as one of the greatest melodists of his era. Soon after his death, Massenet's style went out of fashion, and many of his operas...

. After that he spent time both in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 and in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 and then returned to Brazil in 1900. Upon his return to Brazil, Antônio Francisco Braga taught at the Instituto Nacional de Música and was the conductor of the Sociedade de Concertos Sinfonicos between 1908 and 1933. One of his pupils was Brazilian pianist and composer Cacilda Borges Barbosa

Cacilda Borges Barbosa

Cacilda Campos Borges Barbosa was a Brazilian pianist, conductor and composer. She was one of the pioneers of electronic music in Brazil.-Life:...

.

Antônio Francisco Braga composed three Opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

s and produced orchestral pieces, chamber music

Chamber music

Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...

, piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

 pieces and many song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

s.

Works

• Missa de S. Francisco Xavier (s.d.)
• Missa de S. Sebastião (s.d.)
• Te Deum
  Te Deum
  The Te Deum is an early Christian hymn of praise. The title is taken from its opening Latin words, Te Deum laudamus, rendered literally as "Thee, O God, we praise"....
  
  (s.d.)
• Stabat Mater (s.d.)
• Trezena de S. Francisco de Paula (s.d.)
• A Paz, poem with chorus (s.d.)
• Oração pela Pátria, poem with chorus (s.d.)
• Trio, para piano, violin e cello (s.d.)
• Dois Quintetos (s.d.)
• Quarteto for wildwood and brasses (s.d.)
• Virgens Mortas, song with lyrics by Olavo Bilac
  Olavo Bilac
  Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac was a Brazilian Parnassian poet, journalist and translator. Alongside Alberto de Oliveira and Raimundo Correia, he was a member of the "Parnassian Triad"...
  
   (s.d.)
• Trovador do Sertão, for sing and band (s.d.)
• Hino à juventude brasileira (s.d.)
• Hino à Paz (s.d.)
• Paysage (1895)
• Cauchemar (1896)
• Brasil, marcha (1898)
• Marabá
  Marabá
  Maraba is a city in the state of Pará, Brazil. The reference location is the meeting point between two great rivers, forming a sort of "y" in the city as seen from above...
  
  , symphonic poem, first work intended to Brazil (1898)
• Episódio Sinfônico
• Jupira, opera (1898)
• A Pastoral, lyric episode (1903)
• Hino à Bandeira Nacional (1905)
• Canto de Outono, for arch orchestra (1908)
• O Contratador de Diamantes, incidental music (1908)
• Insônia, symphonic poem (1908)
• Anita Garibaldi
  Anita Garibaldi
  Ana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro di Garibaldi, best known as Anita Garibaldi, was the Brazilian wife and comrade-in-arms of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi...
  
  , opera (1912-1922)
• Many military marches, like Barão do Rio Branco, Satanás and Dragões da Independência