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FREITAS BRANCO (Freitas Branco) Luis Mario da Costa di (12 X 1890, Lisbon - 27 XI1 955, ibid.) - Portuguese composer, musicologist and music. critic, music societies. figure. He took lessons from A. Mashadu (harmony), studied composition at hand. D. Pak in Lisbon, E. Humperdinck (1910) in Berlin and G.M. Grovelets (1915) in Paris. From 1916 he lived in Lisbon, until 1939 he taught at the conservatory (professor since 1930); participated in the reform of muses. education in Portugal (1919). He was director of the opera house "San Carlos" (1926-38), ch. editor of the Arte Musical magazine (1929-1948) founded by him and the newspaper Gazeta musical (1950-53), members Supreme Council for the Affairs of Nar. enlightenment (until 1947), director of the Academy of Music Lovers. The author of articles published in decomp. magazines, as well as books about music. As the composer continued the traditions of J. Viana da Mota,widely used portuguese elements. Nar., as well as the church. music. Early Op. F. B. written under the influence of the French. impressionists (“4 poems by Baudelaire” - “4 poemas de Baudelaire”, for voice from fp., 1909; “Album Leaves” - “Folhas de album”, for fp., 1910; “Song of the Sea” - “Canto do mar ", For voice and orchestra, 1918; 10 preludes for fp., 1918). With ser. 20s features of neoclassicism are manifested in his work (1st Symphony, 1924, etc.).