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Mignone, Francisco 1897 - 1986

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  • Author: PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department

  • Last updated:January 1, 2010
  • Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

    Born as the son of an Italian immigrant musician in São Paulo. He learned flute and piano from his father and studied piano under Silvio Motto from 1907. Later, he studied piano, flute, and composition under Cantù at the São Paulo Conservatory. After graduation, he composed orchestral works and operas, achieving success. In 1920, he studied under Ferroni at the Milan Conservatory and wrote an opera. In 1929, he taught harmony at his alma mater, and in 1933, he became an official conductor and conducting instructor at the National School of Music. From 1937, he toured extensively throughout Europe, even visiting the United States. Numerous piano pieces were composed between the 1930s and 1940. Works with nationalistic elements include "Legends of the Hinterland", "Four Brazilian Pieces", "The Little Black Boy", "Cateretê", "Botocudo Dance", and "Mock Modinha". Lyrical melodies, some derived from folk songs, are used throughout, accompanied by predominantly tonal harmonies and rhythms often featuring syncopation, heavily relying on urban popular music.

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    Works(77)

    Concerto (3)

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    Piano Concerto

    Composed in: 1958  Playing time: 27 min 10 sec 

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    Works with orchestral accompaniment (4)

    Fantasias brasileiras No.1

    Composed in: 1929  Playing time: 9 min 30 sec 

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    Fantasias brasileiras No.2

    Composed in: 1931  Playing time: 9 min 20 sec 

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    Fantasias brasileiras No.3

    Composed in: 1934  Playing time: 11 min 00 sec 

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    Fantasias brasileiras No.4

    Composed in: 1936  Playing time: 12 min 40 sec 

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    toccata (1)

    Burlesca e toccata

    Composed in: 1956 

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    Piano Solo (7)

    sonata (17)

    Sonata No.1

    Composed in: 1941 

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    Sonata No.2

    Composed in: 1962 

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    Sonata No.3

    Composed in: 1964 

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    Sonata No.4

    Composed in: 1967 

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    Sonatina No.1

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.2

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.3

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.5

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.6

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.7

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.8

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.9

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.10

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.11

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.12

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.13

    Composed in: 1949 

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    Sonatina No.14

    Composed in: 1949 

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    sonatina (1)

    Sonatina No.4 'Brasiliana'

    Composed in: 1949  Playing time: 6 min 00 sec 

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    pieces (1)

    4 peças brasileiras

    Composed in: 1930  Playing time: 7 min 20 sec 

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    etude (1)

    6 estudos transcendentais

    Composed in: 1931 

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    prelude (1)

    6 1/2 Preludios

    Composed in: 1972 

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    waltz (24)

    Valsas choros No.1

    Composed in: 1946  Playing time: 2 min 40 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.2

    Composed in: 1950  Playing time: 2 min 30 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.3

    Composed in: 1950  Playing time: 2 min 30 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.4

    Composed in: 1950  Playing time: 2 min 20 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.5

    Composed in: 1950  Playing time: 2 min 50 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.6

    Composed in: 1955  Playing time: 2 min 40 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.7

    Composed in: 1955  Playing time: 2 min 20 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.8

    Composed in: 1955  Playing time: 2 min 10 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.9

    Composed in: 1955  Playing time: 2 min 30 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.10

    Composed in: 1955  Playing time: 3 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.11

    Composed in: 1955  Playing time: 2 min 10 sec 

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    Valsas choros No.12

    Composed in: 1955  Playing time: 2 min 30 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.1

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 3 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.2

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 3 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.3

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 2 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.4

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 2 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.5

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 2 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.6

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 2 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.7

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 4 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.8

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 2 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.9

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 4 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.10

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 3 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.11

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 3 min 00 sec 

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    Valsas de esquina No.12

    Composed in: 1938  Playing time: 4 min 00 sec 

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    Various works (19)

    Maxixe

    Composed in: 1928 

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    Congada

    Composed in: 1928  Playing time: 3 min 00 sec 

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    Cucumbizinho

    Composed in: 1931 

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    Caterete

    Composed in: 1931  Playing time: 2 min 10 sec 

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    Crianças brincando

    Composed in: 1934 

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    Puladinho

    Composed in: 1938 

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    Caixinho de brinqueda

    Composed in: 1939 

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    Quase modinha

    Composed in: 1940 

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    Dança do Botocudo

    Composed in: 1940  Playing time: 3 min 30 sec 

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    O Pobre e o Rico

    Composed in: 1945 

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    Lendas sertanejas No.1

    Composed in: 1923 

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    Lendas sertanejas No.2

    Composed in: 1923 

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    Lendas sertanejas No.3

    Composed in: 1928 

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    Lendas sertanejas No.4

    Composed in: 1930 

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    Lendas sertanejas No.5

    Composed in: 1930 

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    Lendas sertanejas No.6 "Caicaras"

    Composed in: 1932  Playing time: 3 min 40 sec 

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    Lendas sertanejas No.7

    Composed in: 1934 

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    Lendas sertanejas No.8

    Composed in: 1938 

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    Lendas sertanejas No.9

    Composed in: 1940 

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    Piano Ensemble (2)

    sonata (1)

    Sonata hamoristica

    Composed in: 1968  Playing time: 2 min 00 sec 

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    Various works (6)

    Samba ritmico

    Composed in: 1953 

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    Abreu's "Tico-Tico no Fubá"

    Playing time: 2 min 20 sec 

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    Henrique's "Boi Bumba"

    Playing time: 4 min 30 sec 

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    Nazareth's "Apanhei-Te, Cavaquinho!"

    Playing time: 3 min 20 sec 

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    Congada

    Playing time: 4 min 50 sec 

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    Abreu's "Laventa Poeira"

    Playing time: 2 min 10 sec 

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