Antônio Carlos Gomes's lyrics & chords

Brazilian composer. (b Campinas, 11 July 1836; d Belém, 16 Sept 1896). He was the son of a provincial bandmaster, from whom he learnt the rudiments of music and to play several instruments. He began composing at an early age and at 18 wrote a mass that was performed in a local church by the Gomes family ensemble. In 1859 he went on a concert tour with his brother Sant’Ana Gomes and had considerable success with his Hino acadêmico in São Paulo. He then left for Rio de Janeiro against his father’s will and entered the Imperial Conservatory...read more