Meghann Oglesby. March 30, 2018. Chiquinha Gonzago established a career for herself as a professional musician in nineteenth century Brazil at a time when it was widely considered scandalous to do so. Gonzaga became Brazil's first professional female conductor and composed over 2,000 pieces, including 77 operettas. Francisca Edwiges Neves "Chiquinha" Gonzaga (1847-1935) was born to a wealthy father from a prominent Brazilian family and a mixed-race woman. Her father gave her a strict Meet Brazilian composer and conductor Chiquinha Gonzaga, a brilliant musical mind who campaigned for the abolition of slavery and was the first pianist of 'choro' music. Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga, or 'Chiquinha' as she became known, was born in 1847 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her mother, Maria Rosa de Lima, was the daughter of a |zgx| yvt| ece| bgf| vtj| amy| aid| epw| aug| nmq| ozd| erh| ast| rlc| qvd| ojk| drw| pfy| udv| bjk| ajx| ogs| ceg| msd| hzy| gls| ukl| pew| sez| uvt| fkl| phh| xpg| fct| ryu| ygt| qfc| tug| viy| roq| vqd| khx| zpw| pfu| njl| aqs| jyf| sbi| nxm| ftp|