Jorge Manuel Marques Peixinho Rosado (born 20 January 1940 — 30 June 1995) was a Portuguese composer, pianist and conductor.

Life and career

Born in Montijo, Portugal, Peixinho studied composition and piano at the Conservatory of Lisbon from 1951 through 1958. At that institution he was a pupil of Artur Santos and Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos. He then pursued graduate studies in music composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome where he was mentored in composition by Boris Porena and Goffredo Petrassi; graduating in 1961. In 1960 he worked with Luigi Nono in Venice, and with Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen at the City of Basel Music Academy. From 1960 through 1970 he was a participant in the Darmstädter Ferienkurse, as both student and lecturer. He began teaching courses in contemporary music in 1962 at the Lisbon Conservatory, and at other institutions in Portugal and South America. In 1970, he created the Lisbon Contemporary Music Group with Clotilde Rosa, and worked at the IPEM studio in Ghent from 1972 to 1973. He died in Lisbon, Portugal on June 30, 1995.

Works (selective list)

Recordings of his work (selection)

LP: Tecla, 1972 (reed. CD: Jorsom, 1994) LP: Sassetti, 1974 (reed. CD: Strauss, 1995) LP: Sassetti, 1978 (reed. CD: Strauss-PortugalSom, 1997) led by / dir. Carlos Franco. LP: Sassetti, 1982 (reed. CD: PortugalSom, 1991) Fernando Laires, piano; Manhattan String Quartet. Educo (USA), [1984] LP: Fundação Nacional de Arte/ Memória Musical Brasileira - "National Foundation for Art/ Brazilian Music Heritage", 1985. (includes L'Oiseau-Lyre). José Lopes e Silva, guitar. LP: PortugalSom, 1985 (reed. CD, 1995) LP: Poly, 1988. Jorge Peixinho: Orquestra Sinfónica de Budapeste/ GMCL. CD: PortugalSom, 1991. (includes - O novo canto da Sibila). António Saiote, clarinet. CD Strauss-PortugalSom, 1995. Jorge Peixinho: includes - Sax-blue, Passage intérieur, Fantasia-Impromptu. Daniel Kientzy, saxofones /Filarmonica Transilvania et al., CD: Nova Musica, 1996 (includes - 'À flor das águas verdes' and 'Nocturno no Cabo do Mundo'), Grupo de Música Vocal Contemporânea "Contemporary Vocal Group", (led by) dir. Mário Mateus /Jorge Peixinho, Francisco Monteiro e Jaime Mota, pianos 2CD: Numérica, 1996 CD: AM&M, 2002 Miguel Borges Coelho, piano. 2CD: Numérica, 2005

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