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| IPTC INFO | | Caption | Vinicius de Moraes nicknamed O Poetinha the little poet October 19 1913 - July 9 1980 born Marcus Vinicius da Cruz de Mello Moraes in Rio de Janeiro Brazil of his parents Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes Vinicius was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. As a poet he wrote lyrics for a great number of songs that became all-time classics. He was also a composer of Bossa nova a playwright a diplomat and as an interpreter of his own songs he left several important albums. _____ In 1950 Vinicius returned to Brazil upon his father's death. His first samba composed along with musician Antônio Maria was Quando Tu Passas por Mim released in 1953 a year in which he moved to France as second secretary to Brazil's embassy. The next year he wrote lyrics for some of Cláudio Santoro's chamber music pieces and also staged his play Orfeu da Conceição later adapted to cinema as Black Orpheus Orfeu Negro by Marcel Camus director/writer France 1959. With only a draft version in 1954 Vinicius' original play won the contest commemorating the Fourth Centennial Celebration of the founding of the City of São Paulo. Later in 1956 during the production of his play he was introduced to a relatively unknown pianist Antonio Carlos Jobim who was commissioned with writing the music for the play. Jobim composed the music for Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Você Um Nome de Mulher and several other songs included in the production. Following a return to his diplomatic duties in France and Uruguay Vinicius released his books: Livro de Sonetos and Novos Poemas II. _______ In 1958 the singer Elizete Cardoso released her album Canção do Amor Demais marking the beginning of Bossa Nova. This record consists wholly of compositions by the Jobim-Vinicius partnership or by either of the two Canção do Amor Demais Luciana Estrada Branca Chega de Saudade Outra Vez.. The recording also featured a relatively unknown João Gilberto | | Headline | lyricist many songs that became all-time classics & author of Orfeu Negro | | Keywords | Orfeu orpheus | | Copyright Notice | viniciusde moraes.com.br/ | | URL | http://www.viniciusdemoraes.com.br/ |
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