Wilson Fonseca
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Wilson Dias da Fonseca (17 November 1912, Santarém, Pará
, Brazil
– 24 March 2002, Belém
, Pará, Brazil) was a Brazilian maestro, composer, conductor and writer.
Pará
Pará is a state in the north of Brazil. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest it also borders Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast it borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Belém.Pará is the most populous state...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
– 24 March 2002, Belém
Belém
Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...
, Pará, Brazil) was a Brazilian maestro, composer, conductor and writer.
Principal Works
- "Hymn of Santarém" ("Hino de Santarém").
- "One Poem of Love" ("Um Poema de Amor").
- "Land Beloved" ("Terra Querida").
- "Legend of Bouto" ("Lenda do Boto").
- "500 Years America" - symphonic poem (1992).
- "Blue Tapajós" ("Tapajós Azul") - waltz.
- "Amazonian Symphony" ("Sinfonia Amazônica").
- "Vitória-Régia, O Amor Cabano" - opera.