Lina Pires de Campos facts for kids
Lina Pires de Campos (born June 18, 1918 – died April 14, 2003) was a talented Brazilian musician. She was a pianist, a music teacher, and a composer. She wrote both classical music and popular songs.
Her Life and Musical Journey
Lina Pires de Campos was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Her father, Angelo Del Vecchio, was an Italian luthier. A luthier is someone who builds or repairs string instruments like violins and guitars.
Lina started her music studies early. She learned to play the piano from famous teachers like Ema Lubrano Franco and Léo Peracchi. She also studied music theory and how to compose songs with teachers like Furio Franceschini and Osvaldo Lacerda. Later, she continued her composition studies with Camargo Guarnieri, another important Brazilian composer.
Lina Pires de Campos also helped teach music. She worked as an assistant to Magda Tagliaferro, who was a well-known pianist. In 1964, Lina opened her own piano school. This helped many young musicians learn to play.
She won several awards for her music. In 1961, she received the Roquete Pinto medal. She also won second place in a composition contest from Radio Mec. Her music was loved and performed in many countries around the world.
What She Composed
Lina Pires de Campos wrote many different kinds of music. Here are some of her selected works:
- Improvisação I for flute
- Improvisação II for flute
- Improvisação III for flute
- Ponteio e Toccatina for guitar
- Quatro Prelúdios for viola
- Confession song (lyrics by Alice Guarnieri)
- Embolada
- I'm Like the Spring
- Fad
- Portrait
- Tune
- You Say He Loves Me
Her music was also recorded and released on albums. These include:
- 1984 25 Years of Composition, (LP record)
- 1998 Lina Pires de Campos: Audible Universe (Audio CD)
