Waldir Azevedo
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Waldir Azevedo was a Brazilian composer and virtuoso cavaquinho player best known for popularizing the choro genre with pieces like "Brasileirinho."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian composer
ⓘ
cavaquinho player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstrument | Brazilian cavaquinho tradition ⓘ |
| composedInGenre |
choro
ⓘ
samba ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 20th-century Brazilian music ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-09-21 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Azevedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Brazilian popular music
ⓘ
choro ⓘ |
| givenName | Waldir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | instrumental music ⓘ |
| hasNotableComposition |
Brasileirinho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delicado NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedacinhos do Céu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vê se Gostas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
instrumental choro
ⓘ
orchestral arrangements of choro ⓘ |
| influenced | cavaquinho players in Brazil ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | Brazilian instrumental music ⓘ |
| instrument | cavaquinho ⓘ |
| knownFor |
popularizing the choro genre
ⓘ
virtuoso cavaquinho technique ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| name | Waldir Azevedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableFor | virtuosic choro compositions for cavaquinho ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brasileirinho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delicado NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedacinhos do Céu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vê se Gostas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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instrumentalist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Continental Records (Brazil)
NERFINISHED
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RCA Victor (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workFeaturedInstrument | cavaquinho ⓘ |
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