Francisco Manuel da Silva

Francisco Manuel da Silva (1795-1865)

Francisco Manuel da Silva was born in 1795 and died in 1865. He was a conductor and a composer.  He also became a music teacher and songwriter. He was born the Rio de Janeiro. He later picked up the cello. It is said that he is one of the founders for the National Imperial Music and Opera Academy.

For the patriotic march he was the one to write the Brazil National Anthem. It was called “Hino ao 7 de Abril.” Jose Mauricio Nunes Garcia gave Silva his first lessons. Silva was a part of the “orchestra of the royal.” In 1834 he was the conductor for the “Sociedade Filarmonica.”

            Listen to the National Anthem: http://uboston.naxosmusiclibrary.com.ezproxy.lib.umb.edu/mediaplayer/flash/http-fplayer.asp?br=64&tl=153824

Bibliography:

Gerard Béhague. "Silva, Francisco Manuel da." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 11 Mar. 2012 <http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/25781>.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Manuel_da_Silva

Discography:

Da Silva’s most notable composition is the “Hino Nacional do Brasil (Nation Anthem of Brazil)” composed in 1831, originally called Hino ao 7 de Abril.

Information Found at: Oxford Library Online (2012) and Naxos Music Library Online (2012).  Retrieved from http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com.ezproxy.lib.umb.edu/subscriber/article/grove/music/25781?q=Francisco+Manuel+da+Silva&search=quick&source=omo_gmo&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit and http://uboston.naxosmusiclibrary.com.ezproxy.lib.umb.edu/catalogue/item.asp?cid=8.225320