Antônio dos Santos Cunha
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OccupationComposer
Years active1800s
Antônio dos Santos Cunha | |
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| Occupation | Composer |
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Antônio dos Santos Cunha was a Portuguese or Brazilian composer who was active in São João del-Rei in Minas Gerais, Brazil, from 1800 to 1822. He was probably[clarification needed] Portuguese but biographical details are lacking.
Santos Cunha lived in São João del-Rei from 1786, when he was already an adult. He joined the Lay Carmelites in 1800. In 1815 he traveled to Lisbon, but the date of a presumed return to Brazil is unknown.[1] His importance rests in the volume of sacred works he left marking the entry of romantic influence into the sacred music of the region.[2]
