Alcantara, padre Antonio da Silva 19.oct.1711-17?? Brazil, Recife - ?, ?
studied from an early age at Arte da Muzica in Recife and left it as famous professor of this harmonic college, not yet fourteen years old he already had composed several works, 1751 choirmaster of Cathedral de Olinda, he was a significant player on all instruments ; son of Manoel da Sylva Alexandre and Maria da Roza

Title Parts


[] Tercetos, Sonatas com trompas, e boes
[] duas Missa
[] Tres Sonos para as Comedias reaes Solfa toda para as ditas Governador, e Capitao General o Excellentissimo Luis Jose Correa de Sa, anno de 1752
3 Comedies performed to celebrate the acclamation of Dom Jose on 14, 16 and 18 Feb 1752

[] Ladainha (Litany) por Elafa, a quatro vozes con trompas, violinos e violoncello obligado
[] Te Deum laudamus a quatro Choros com todos os instrumentos
que compoz em pouco tempo, e se cantou no Carmo do Reciffe
performed at Recife Cathedral 6jun1751

[] Te Deum laudamus a dous Choros
cantado na Misericordia

[] Antiphonas de Santa Cecilia
[] Sonata para rebecas (fiddle)
[] Sonata para cravo (harpsichord)
[] Sonata para cithara
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