Alfredo Keil

Alfredo Cristiano Keil (3 July 1850 – 4 October 1907) was a Portuguese romantic composer and painter.

Keil was born in Lisbon, the son of Johann Christian Keil (son of Johann Georg Keil and wife Elisabeth ...) and wife (m. Lisbon, 30 August 1848) Maria Josefina Stellflug (daughter of Matias Stellflug and wife Barbara ...). He was of German origin, and was the great Portuguese romantic composer. He was also considered the last important Portuguese painter in the Romantic style. He studied in Munich and Nuremberg with the German romantic painters Kaulbach and von Kreling. Returning to Portugal, where he continued his studies, he became a well known romantic painter, being also the contemporary of the Naturalist generation, with his melancholic intimate scenes and landscapes.

As a composer, he gained prominence with his operas Donna Bianca (1888), Irene (1893) and Serrana (1899), then considered the best Portuguese opera.

He composed the music of A Portuguesa, the Portuguese national anthem, in 1891, with lyrics by poet and playwright Henrique Lopes de Mendonça; it was officially adopted in 1911, after the proclamation of the Republic the previous year. Ironically, he died, in Hamburg, almost exactly three years before the first day of the Revolution.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 3, 1850 (Lisbon), Died October 4, 1907 (Hamburg)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-23517 10-in. 12/8/1919 A Portugueza Manuel Carvalho Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor 65857 10-in. 9/29/1933 Hino nacional portugues Orfeão Portugues Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BAVE-86763 10-in. Feb. 1935 Himno nacional portugués Orquesta Asociacion Sinfonica Femenina Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia 11852 10-in. between 1908 and 1912 A Portugueza : Himno republicano portugués Banda do 52° de Caçadores Band composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WA8158 10-in. either October or December 1928 A Portuguêsa Banda Militar (Columbia Records ensemble) Band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Keil, Alfredo," accessed April 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105261.

Keil, Alfredo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105261.

"Keil, Alfredo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105261

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