Composer Egberto Gismonti

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Egberto Gismonti

Living place: Rio De Janeiro

Birthday: 5-12-1947 (77 years old)

Global rank: #58038

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Who is Composer Egberto Gismonti?
Meticulous artist who developed his style by studying and exploring a wide field of musicians and genres. He was particularly inspired by the Amazon India' batuque, the Carioca samba and Choro, and the Northeast frevo, Baião, and forró.
He concentrated for two years learning different guitars, experimenting with tunings and new sounds.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He studied classical music for 15 years, then moved to Paris so he could learn harmony and analysis from composers Jean Barraqué and Nadia Boulanger.

Family life info

He was born into a musical family. His grandfather and Uncle Edgar were both bandleaders.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Composer Egberto Gismonti?
He admired Maurice Ravel's orchestral technique and chord voicings.

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When was Composer Egberto Gismonti born?
Egberto Gismonti birthday 5-12-1947 (at the age of 77).
Where is Composer Egberto Gismonti's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Egberto Gismonti was born in Rio De Janeiro, of Brazil. is a Composer, whose Zodiac is Sagittarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Egberto Gismonti's global rank is 58038 and whose rank is 439 in list of famous Composer.
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Events in 1947 and 5-12

Events in the world in the birth year of Egberto Gismonti

  • Britain nationalizes coal mines (Jan. 1).
  • Peace treaties for Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland signed in Paris (Feb. 10).
  • Soviet Union rejects US plan for UN atomic-energy control (March 4).
  • Marshall Plan proposed to help European nations recover economically from World War II (June).
  • India and Pakistan gain independence from Britain (Aug. 15).
  • The Dead Sea Scrolls are discovered at Qumran.

Birthday Egberto Gismonti (5-12) in history

  • Day 5-12 year 1776: The oldest academic honour society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
  • Day 5-12 year 1791: The great composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart pass away in Vienna, Austria, at age 35.
  • Day 5-12 year 1848: President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of 1848 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California.
  • Day 5-12 year 1872: Having left New York on Nov. 5, the brigantine Mary Celeste was found adrift off Portugal with everyone aboard mysteriously missing.
  • Day 5-12 year 1933: The 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing prohibition, was ratified.
  • Day 5-12 year 1955: The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL-CIO.
  • Day 5-12 year 2002: At Sen. Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday celebration, Senate Republican leader Trent Lott praised Thurmond's 1948 segregationist presidential bid. Lott subsequently resigned his leadership position.
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