Alexandre Levy
Alexandre Levy (10 November 1864 – 17 January 1892) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor. Alexandre Levy was born in São Paulo, he pioneered a fusion of classical composition with Brazil's popular folk music and rhythms. His hometown grants a prestigious award in his name.
Alexandre Levy

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- Name
- Alexandre Levy
- Born
- 10 November 1864
- Birthplace
- São Paulo, Empire of Brazil
- Died
- 17 January 1892
- Place of death
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Occupation
- composer · journalist · pianist
- Fields
- music
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Alexandre Levy (10 November 1864 – 17 January 1892) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor. Alexandre Levy was born in São Paulo, he pioneered a fusion of classical composition with Brazil's popular folk music and rhythms. His hometown grants a prestigious award in his name.
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Biography
Biography
His Jewish family came from France and was musically active. His father, Henrique Luís Levy, was a musician who founded Casa Levy, a leading music store in São Paulo. Darius Milhaud, in his ballet Le Bœuf sur le toit, borrowed a theme from Levy's Tango Brasileiro.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Alexandre Levy • Born — 10 November 1864 • Birthplace — São Paulo, Empire of Brazil • Died — 17 January 1892 • Place of death — São Paulo, Brazil • Years Active — 1880–1892
Orchestra
Orchestra
• Andante para cordas in E-flat major (1887) for String Orchestra (1887) • Werther, Symphonic Poem in E-flat major after Goethe (1888) • Marcha com coros, Orchestral Cantata (1888) • Hymne à 14 Juillet (1889) • Symphony in E minor (1889) • Largo - allegro molto • Andante • Scherzo. Allegro vivo • Allegro molto vivo • Comala, Symphonic Poem (1890) • Suite Brésilienne (1890) • Prélude • Dansa rustica: Canção Triste (lost) • A beira do regato: Idyllio Sentimental • Samba • Symphonic Poem (unnamed; n.d.) • Oedipe, Orchestral Cantata (n.d.)
Chamber Music
Chamber Music
• Fantasia brillante sull'opera 'Il Guarany' for two pianos, Op. 2 (1880) • Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 10 (1882) • Allegro • Andante • Scherzo - Fugato • Finale • Les jeux des Sylphides for four-hand piano (1884) • Scherzo valse, Op. 9 (1885) • String Quartet in A minor (1885) • Allegro comodo • Scherzo • Adagio molto • Finale • Andante for String Quartet in E-flat minor (1887; also adapted for string orchestra) • Rêverie for string quartet in G major, Op. 19 (1889) • Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor (1889) • (Lost) • (Lost) • Scherzo • Finale • En mer, Musical poem for four-hand piano (n.d.) • Depart. Mer Calme • Le Ciel s'assombrit. Tempête • Clair de Lune. Idylle Fugitive • Romance' (n.d.) • Fantasie brillante for four-hand piano, Op. 5 (n.d.) • Scène à la mer for cello and piano (n.d.)
Piano solo
Piano solo
• Fantasia para dois pianos a partir de temas da ópera O Guarany (1880) • Impromptu-Caprice, op. 1 (1881) • Fosca, fantasia brilhante, op. 3 (1882) • 3 Improvisations, op. 4 (1882) • Romance sans paroles (1882) • A la Hongroise (1882) • Pensée fugitive (1882) • Valsa-Capricho, op. 5 (1882) • Mazurca n. 1, op. 6 no 1 (1882) • Mazurca n. 2, op. 6 no 2 (1882) • Recuerdos - Polca de Salão (1882) • Causerie (1883) • Cavalcante (1883) • Collin Maillard (1883) • Étude (1883) • Je t'en prie (1883) • Petite marche (1883) • Plaintive (1885) • Scherzo-valse, op. 9 (1885) • Improviso n. 2 (1887) • Trois Morceaux, op. 13 (1887) • Coeur blessé (1887) • Amour passé (1887) • Doute (1887) • Allegro Appassionato, op. 14 (1887) • Variations sur un thème populaire brésilien (Vem Cá, Bitu) (1887) • Tango Brasileiro (1890) • Samba (Suite Brésilienne, IV.) (1890) • Schumanniana, op. 16 (1891) • Allegretto, ma un poco agitato • Allegro moderato • Lento • Allegretto giocoso • Moderato assai • Allegro • Moderato • Allegro molto - Presto • Papillonnage (n.d.)
Identity
Identity
Alexandre Levy is recorded as composer, journalist and pianist.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1892
Alexandre Levy died at São Paulo.
Catalogued output
Catalogued works
14
Sheet music of Alexandre Levy
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Sheet music of Alexandre Levy
13 nº 1
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6 nº 2
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13 nº 3
Sheet music of Alexandre Levy
Suíte Brasileira
Sheet music of Alexandre Levy
Tango brasileiro (acordeão)
Sheet music of Alexandre Levy
Tango brasileiro (piano)
Sheet music of Alexandre Levy
Tango brasileiro (violino e piano)
Sheet music of Alexandre Levy
Primary material
Documents and archives
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1362619: Alexandre Levy
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- “Alexandre Levy”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Literature
Literature
O nacionalismo de Alexandre Levy em suas variations sur un thême populaire brésilien, Orfeu, 2016
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1362619: Alexandre LevyWikimedia Foundation
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