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Edino Krieger

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Edino Krieger
Krieger in 1972
Born(1928-03-17)17 March 1928
Died6 December 2022(2022-12-06) (aged 94)

Edino Krieger (17 March 1928 – 6 December 2022) was a Brazilian avant-garde composer, conductor, record producer and musical critic.

Life and career

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Born in Brusque, Santa Catarina, the son of the composer and band leader Aldo Krieger, he studied at the Conservatório Brasileiro de Música [pt] in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

During his career Krieger composed over 150 pieces, as well as songs (notably Vinicius de Moraes' "Fuga e antifuga"), incidental music and film scores.[1] Among his best known works, it is the 1972 suite "Canticum Naturale", in which orchestra recreates Amazonian natural sounds.[1] He served as director of Rádio MEC [pt] and as a musical critic for the newspaper Jornal do Brasil and the journal Tribuna da Imprensa [pt], as well as president of several cultural institutions, including the Museu da Imagem e do Som do Rio de Janeiro.[1][2]

Krieger died on 6 December 2022, at the age of 94.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Morre o maestro Edino Krieger, aos 94 anos, no Rio". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ribeiro, Cirley (7 December 2022). "O visionário Edino Krieger: 1928-2022". TV Cultura (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2022.

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