Pixinguinha
Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho (May 4, 1897 – February 17, 1973), better known as Pixinguinha, (Portuguese: [piʃĩˈɡiɲɐ]) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flutist, and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. He worked with Brazilian popular music and developed the choro, a genre of Brazilian music that blends Afro-Brazilian rhythms with European influences. Some of his compositions include "Carinhoso", "Glória", "Lamento", and "Um a Zero". Pixinguinha merged the traditional music of 19th-century composers with modern jazz-inspired harmonies, sophisticated arrangements, and Afro-Brazilian rhythms. This is attributed as having helped establish choro as an aspect of Brazilian culture. Pixinguinha was among the first Brazilian musicians to embrace radio broadcasting and studio recording, technologies that played a key role in bringing his music to a broader audience. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Rio de Janeiro (municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil), Died February 7, 1973 (Rio de Janeiro (municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, saxophone, leader, flute, arranger, vocalist
Notes: Sometimes credited on disc labels by a variant on his birth name, Alfredo Vianna.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 84 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-22982 | 10-in. | 8/6/1919 | A primavera [To springtime] | Flora Dyson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22983 | 10-in. | 8/6/1919 | Lua de mel | Flora Dyson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22985 | 10-in. | 8/6/1919 | Eterna canção | Flora Dyson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22986 | 10-in. | 8/6/1919 | Regresso ao lar | Bella Dyson Gomes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22999 | 10-in. | 8/8/1919 | Aroma e ave | Flora Dyson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | 50019 | 10-in. | 7/6/1929 | Vem cá! Não vou! | Orchestra Victor Brasileira | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | 50020 | 10-in. | 7/6/1929 | Urubatan | Orchestra Victor Brasileira | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | 50035 | 10-in. | 9/11/1929 | Carinhoso | Orchestra Victor Brasileira | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | 50115 | 10-in. | 11/22/1929 | Aguenta seu fulgêncio | Alfredo Vianna | Flute solo, with 2 violãos (guitars) and cavaquinho | instrumentalist, flute, songwriter | |
| Victor | 50116 | 10-in. | 11/23/1929 | Segura elle | Alfredo Vianna | Flute solo with 2 violãos (guitars) and cavaquinho | instrumentalist, flute, composer | |
| Victor | 50123 | 10-in. | 11/27/1929 | Samba na areia | Mário Pessoa | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | 50148 | 10-in. | 1/9/1930 | Foi moamba | Breno Ferreira | Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | 50174 | 10-in. | 2/18/1930 | Rancho abandonado | Orchestra Victor Brasileira ; Albênzio Perrone | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | 50175 | 10-in. | 2/18/1930 | Papagaio sabido | Breno Ferreira | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | 50187 | 10-in. | 2/26/1930 | A vida é um buraco | Alfredo Vianna | Flute solo | instrumentalist, flute, composer | |
| Victor | 50216 | 10-in. | 3/26/1930 | O urubú e o gaviäo | Alfredo Vianna | Flute solo, with 2 violãos and cavaquinho | instrumentalist, flute, composer | |
| Victor | 50339 | 10-in. | 6/20/1930 | Cafezal em flor | Sylvio Vieira | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | 50343 | 10-in. | 6/21/1930 | Fonte abandonada | Sylvio Vieira | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | 50344 | 10-in. | 6/21/1930 | Os hôme implica comigo | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | 65054 | 10-in. | 12/11/1930 | Carnavá tá aí | Carmen Miranda | Female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | 65203 | 10-in. | 8/1/1931 | Levanta, meu nêgo | Orquestra J. Thomaz | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | 65269 | 10-in. | 10/27/1931 | Ha! Hu! Lahô! | Grupo da Guarda Velha | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | 65270 | 10-in. | 10/27/1931 | Patrão prenda seu gado | Grupo da Guarda Velha | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | 65299 | 10-in. | 11/14/1931 | Que querê | Grupo da Guarda Velha ; Zaíra de Oliveira ; Francisco Sena | Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Victor | 65300 | 10-in. | 11/24/1931 | Já andei | Grupo da Guarda Velha ; Zaíra de Oliveira ; Francisco Sena | Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pixinguinha," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103299.
Pixinguinha. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103299.
"Pixinguinha." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Pixinguinha, 1897-1973 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81108886
Wikidata: Pixinguinha - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q281086
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/71478494
MusicBrainz: Pixinguinha - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/15051984-4d2a-419f-8241-787403e3dc54
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/79602 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/79602
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