Francisco Braga
Antônio Francisco Braga (15 April 1868 – 14 March 1945) was a Brazilian music composer. Braga was born in Rio de Janeiro, and studied with Luiz António de Moura and Carlos de Mesquita. In 1886, he founded the Sociedade de Concertos Populares. In 1906, his composition Hino à Bandeira was adopted as the Brazilian national flag anthem. Starting in 1890 Antônio Francisco Braga studied at the Conservatoire in Paris with Jules Massenet. After that he spent time both in Germany and in Italy and then returned to Brazil in 1900. Upon his return to Brazil, Antônio Francisco Braga taught at the Instituto Nacional de Música and was the conductor of the Sociedade de Concertos Sinfonicos between 1908 and 1933. His pupils included Brazilian composers Cacilda Borges Barbosa and Hilda Pires dos Reis. Antônio Francisco Braga composed three operas and produced orchestral pieces, chamber music, piano pieces and many songs. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Rio de Janeiro (municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil), Died March 14, 1945 (Rio de Janeiro (municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | 65256 | 10-in. | 10/15/1931 | Satanás | Banda do Regimento dos Fuzileiros Navais | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | [Vi cat 98901] | 10-in. | November 1907 | Dá-me as petalas da rosa | Medina de Souza | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | S-052605 | 10-in. | 8/30/1942 | Barão do Rio Branco | Banda do Corpo de Bombeiros do Rio de Janeiro | Band | composer | |
| Victor | S-052613 | 10-in. | 9/3/1942 | Hino ã bandeira | Banda do Corpo de Bombeiros do Rio de Janeiro | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 11976 | 10-in. | between 1908 and 1912 | Air de ballet | Paulina D'Ambrosio | Violin solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 12009 | 10-in. | between 1908 and 1912 | A bandeira | Banda do Corpo de Bombeiros | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 12010 | 10-in. | between 1908 and 1912 | Barão do Rio Branco | Banda do Corpo de Bombeiros do Rio de Janeiro | Band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Braga, Francisco," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103133.
Braga, Francisco. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103133.
"Braga, Francisco." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Braga, Francisco, 1868-1945 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81047569
Wikidata: Antônio Francisco Braga - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q322812
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/79581741
MusicBrainz: Antônio Francisco Braga - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f6e9136c-225e-41a3-abf9-e5822dcd9e66
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/71875 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/71875
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