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Jorge Antunes

Illustration — Jorge Antunes composing the Leopoldina opera during this artistic residency in the Cité internationale des arts, 2020 Jorge de Freitas Antunes (born 23 April 1942) is a Brazilian avant-garde composer of electroacoustic and acousmatic music. He is known as the man who pioneered electronic music in Brazil. He went on to earn Master of Music degrees in both violin and composition from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Doctor of Music in electroacoustic music from the University of Paris (1977).

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Jorge Antunes

Composing the Leopoldina opera during this artistic residency in the Cité Internationale des Arts.

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Born
1942 · Rio de Janeiro.
Nationality
Brazil
Occupation
composer · university teacher
Fields
music
Education
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Languages
Portuguese

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Illustration — Jorge Antunes composing the Leopoldina opera during this artistic residency in the Cité internationale des arts, 2020 Jorge de Freitas Antunes (born 23 April 1942) is a Brazilian avant-garde composer of electroacoustic and acousmatic music. He is known as the man who pioneered electronic music in Brazil. He went on to earn Master of Music degrees in both violin and composition from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Doctor of Music in electroacoustic music from the University of Paris (1977).

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Jorge Antunes (born 1942) is a Brazilian composer and university teacher. The composer was born in Rio de Janeiro.

Jorge Antunes studied at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The composer worked for University of Brasília and is a member of Academia Brasileira de Música. Jorge Antunes is active in music.

Genres include opera. Languages used include Portuguese.

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Recordings and discography
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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