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In 1923 Pedro do Prado became a student at Lisbon’s National Conservatory, where he actively participated as a member of the Student’s Association. Six years later, in that same academic environment, he directed the magazine De Música with Fernando Lopes-Graça as editor. He attended the theory and aesthetics lectures with Luís de Freitas Branco, the counterpoint lectures with António Eduardo da Costa Ferreira, and the piano lectures with Lourenço Varella Cid. He was a founding member of the “Grupo dos Quatro”, which included Armando José Fernandes, Fernando Lopes-Graça and Jorge Croner de Vasconcellos.
After having briefly taught music between 1936 and 1941 at the Coimbra Music Institute, he was until the 1970s in charge of the music programme at the National Radio Broadcast Station. He created in this institution the Musical Studies Cabinet, allowing the commissioning of pieces and the employment of Portuguese composers for the production and performance of new music pieces.
Pedro do Prado was one of the founding members of the Portuguese Musical Youth and received from the French State the Arts and Literature knighthood citation.
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Biography
In 1923 Pedro do Prado became a student at Lisbon’s National Conservatory, where he actively participated as a member of the Student’s Association. Six years later, in that same academic environment, he directed the magazine De Música with Fernando Lopes-Graça as editor. He attended the theory and aesthetics lectures with Luís de Freitas Branco, the counterpoint lectures with António Eduardo da Costa Ferreira, and the piano lectures with Lourenço Varella Cid. He was a founding member of the “Grupo dos Quatro”, which included Armando José Fernandes, Fernando Lopes-Graça and Jorge Croner de Vasconcellos.
After having briefly taught music between 1936 and 1941 at the Coimbra Music Institute, he was until the 1970s in charge of the music programme at the National Radio Broadcast Station. He created in this institution the Musical Studies Cabinet, allowing the commissioning of pieces and the employment of Portuguese composers for the production and performance of new music pieces.
Pedro do Prado was one of the founding members of the Portuguese Musical Youth and received from the French State the Arts and Literature knighthood citation.
Commissions
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Arts and Letters Order |
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French Republic |
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Paris |
France |
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Espiritual Branco |
Performance |
2009/Jun/06 |
Das Reservas ao Palco |
Museu da Música |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
Carmen Matos (voice), Francisco Sassetti (piano) |
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Inscrição para o Túmulo de uma Donzela |
Performance |
2009/Jun/06 |
Das Reservas ao Palco |
Museu da Música |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
Sara Gonçalves (voice), Francisco Sassetti (piano) |
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Inscrição para o Túmulo de uma Donzela |
Performance |
1986/Mar/05 |
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Great Hall |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
Jennifer Smith (voice), Gary Peacock (piano) |
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Portuguese première
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Inscrição para o Túmulo de uma Donzela |
Premiere |
1937/May/14 |
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Faculty of Letters - University of Paris |
Paris |
France |
Arminda Corrêa (soprano), Armando José Fernandes (piano) |
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Other Activities
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Founder of the Portuguese Musical Youth |
1948/Jul/10 - 1990/Aug/06 |
Portuguese Musical Youth |
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Portuguese Musical Youth |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
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http://www.jmp.pt/
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Affiliation with Institutions |
Director of the Musical Programs Section of the National Radio |
1941 - ~ 1970 |
National Radio |
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National Radio |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
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Affiliation with Institutions |
President of the Lisbon National Conservatory Students' Union |
~ 1925 - ~ 1929 |
Lisbon National Conservatory |
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Lisbon National Conservatory |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
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http://www.em-conservatorio-nacional.rcts.pt/
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Director of the Magazine |
1929 - 1929 |
"De Música" Magazine |
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Lisbon National Conservatory |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
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Teaching |
Teacher |
1936 - 1941 |
Coimbra Music Institute |
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Coimbra Music Institute |
Coimbra |
Portugal |
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Personal details
Artistic Name: Pedro do Prado
Born: 1908/Oct/14, Vilar (Cadaval)
Deceased: 1990/Aug/06, Lisbon
Nationality: Portuguese
Sex: Male
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