Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian composer, would turn 171 this Wednesday (17). Google replaced the classic search engine logo with an image of Chiquinha Gonzaga, in honor of his music and his birthday. The animated Doodle shows the composer playing a piano, her favorite musical instrument, while taking notes on a score. The figure still ornamented by yellow roses, which match the dress of the black artist, born Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga.
The composer is known as one of the forerunners of the choro genre for her most famous song "Attractive", "Abre Alas" and "Lua Branca", and is considered a revolutionary figure for writing songs during the 19th and 20th centuries, when women were not common nor accepted in that branch. Chiquinha Gonzaga had three children from the first marriage, and a daughter from the second. She was a progressive character for questioning the female priests of society at the time and fighting monarchy and slavery.
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Who was Chiquinha Gonzaga?
Chiquinha Gonzaga's biography begins in Rio de Janeiro, 171 years ago. Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga discovered her interest in music at a young age, at the age of 11, the age when she learned to play the piano. From then on, she struggled to become an independent musician, despite her parents' disapproval.
Black and granddaughter of freed slave, Chiquinha became involved in political issues, defending the end of the monarchy and the abolition of the enslaved. The composer even sold her own compositions to pay for the freedom of an enslaved musician known as Z Flute. His song "Abre Alas" was inspired by the desire for freedom of slaves.
Chiquinha Gonzaga was directly linked to the creation of choro, participating in song circles with other prominent musicians within this genre, such as Joaquim Antnio da Silva Callado. In addition to choro, he also composed successful operettas, such as Forrobod, which until today is one of the most successful pieces in Brazil of this type. Chiquinha was also a successful conductor, being the first woman in the country to conduct an orchestra.
The artist passed away at the age of 87, in February 1935, and her music is still popular with the Brazilian people. Chiquinha Gonzaga's extensive biography inspired the miniseries of the same name produced by Globo and broadcast in 1999. An exhibition of Chiquinha's works, and its importance for current music, is available on Google Arts & Culture.
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