Pixinguinha

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Pixinguinha, born Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho in Rio de Janeiro, was a flautist, saxophonist, arranger and composer of choro. In the early 1920s he played for months in Paris with his group Os Oito Batutas. His Carinhoso, which appeared around 1930, became one of the best-loved Brazilian melodies. Later he recorded duets on saxophone with the flautist Benedito Lacerda, in which two melodies constantly play around each other.

Listening

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  Um a Zero · Pixinguinha, Benedito Lacerda, 2002
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  Carinhoso · Elizeth Cardoso & Pixinguinha, 1967
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  Batuque na Cozinha · Pixinguinha, Clementina de Jesus & Joao da Bahiana, 1968

Discography

Studio albums

• 1968Gente da antiga
• 1968Pixinguinha 70
• 1975Pixinguinha de novo
• 197870 anos de Pixinguinha
• 1980Vivaldi & Pixinguinha
• 1999No tempo dos oito Batutas
• 2002Pixinguinha
• 2009Pixinguinha Sinfônico
• ?Pixinguinha & Benedito Lacerda

Mentioned in other articles

• Choro GenrePixinguinha later made an art of it, and choro became a root of samba.

See also

• Chiquinha Gonzaga