World History · Arts & Culture

First Nationalist Composition in Brazil

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

Itiber da Cunha, an amateur musician and pianist, publishes A Sertaneja, a piece for piano. In it, da Cunha emulates urban popular music, and even quotes a popular tune of the time. A Sertaneja is considered the first nationalist composition published in Brazil.

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