Born in Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 1863
Died in Rio de Janeiro, Feb 4, 1934
- Nazareth was a Brazilian pianist and composer of salon music (mostly dances for piano).
- Nazareth’s teachers included Louisiana-born composer Lucien Lambert Sr.
- Nazareth’s dances, especially his tangos, inspired composers like Heitor Villa-Lobos and Darius Milhaud.1
Short biography and timeline from Musica Brasilis
Sources
- erard Béhague, “Nazareth [Nazaré], Ernesto,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed February 17, 2022, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000019647.