Person
Pixinguinha
- Specialty
- Acting
- Birth
- April 23, 1897 · 75 years
- Death
- February 17, 1973
- Origin
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Technical Alias
Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho
Professional Trajectory
Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, known as Pixinguinha (April 23, 1897 – February 17, 1973) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flautist and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. Pixinguinha composed popular music, particularly within the genre known as choro. Description above taken from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons.
