The History of Brazilian Music

         Music in Brazil is said to have been initiated in 1549 by 2 Jesuit priests, and after ten years, the advancement was such that settlements came up with music schools for the local people named the Reduções. These people were also interested in European music. By the eighteenth century, most of Brazil had strong development in music, with a number of music schools, some private orchestras and wonderful church music. Some of the most remarkable works in Brazilian music were created by Luís Álvares Pinto, Caetano de Mello de Jesus and Antônio José da Silva, Silva, who was also known as the Jew, made a name for himself in Lisbon by writing librettos meant for comedies. These were also staged in Brazil, suitably aided with music by Antônio Teixeira. The second half of the eighteenth century saw great progress in Minas Gerais, Mariana and Arraial do Tejuco (Diamantina).

         It was during that time that the world came to know about the first brilliant Brazilian composers, most of whom were mulattoes. Mostly holy music, the top composers of that time were Manoel Dias de Oliveira, Lobo de Mesquita and Francisco Gomes da Rocha, among others. Oliveira’s Magnificat and Mesquita’s Our Lady's Antiphon are some noteworthy pieces from this period.

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