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Radamés Gnattali
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Radamés Gnattali (27 January 1906 – 3 February 1988) was a Brazilian composer of both classical and popular music, as well as a conductor, orchestrator, and arranger. He was the b…
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Radamés Gnattali (27 January 1906 – 3 February 1988) was a Brazilian composer of both classical and popular music, as well as a conductor, orchestrator, and arranger. He was the brother of the conductor and arranger Alexandre Gnattali. Gnattali's musical career straddled popular and classical genres and their traditions. His arrangements of samba pieces, involving strings, woodwind and brass (rather than the traditional accompaniments with two guitars, cavaquinho, accordion, tamborin and flute) exposed him to lifelong critical attacks from Brazilian musical traditionalists who resented the "jazzing up" of the genre. Conversely, some of his serious concert pieces (música de concerto) attracted the opposite criticism of inappropriately introducing instruments such as the mandolin, marimba, accordion, mouth organ and electric guitar into the concert hall. In doing this, he was inspired by his friends from the world of popular music, including Jacob do Bandolim, Edu da Gaita and Chiquinho do Acordeom ("Accordion Chiquinho"), for each of whom he composed dedicated concert pieces.
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2025
Marc-André Hamelin @ Ruhr Piano Festival 2025
Movie Original Music Composer
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2020
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2005
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1991
Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali
Movie Self
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1986
Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
Movie Self
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1983
Perdoa-Me Por Me Traíres
Movie Music
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1981
They Don't Wear Black Tie
Movie Music Director
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1980
Grandes Nomes
TV show Self
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1978
Sítio do Picapau Amarelo: O Minotauro
Movie Original Music Composer
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1977
O Jogo da Vida
Movie Music
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1969
A Doce Mulher Amada
Movie Orchestrator
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1966
Onde a Terra Começa
Movie Original Music Composer
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1965
The Deceased
Movie Original Music Composer
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1965
My Home Is Copacabana
Movie Original Music Composer
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1965
Grande Sertão
Movie Original Music Composer
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1962
Esse Rio que Eu Amo
Movie Music
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1962
Assassinato em Copacabana
Movie Music
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1960
Sai Dessa, Recruta
Movie Original Music Composer
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1959
Dona Xêpa
Movie Music
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1959
O Homem do Sputnik
Movie Music Director
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1959
Quem Roubou Meu Samba?
Movie Original Music Composer
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1959
Titio Não é Sopa
Movie Music
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1959
Eu Sou o Tal
Movie Original Music Composer
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1958
Shut Up, Etelvina
Movie Music
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1958
O Camelô da Rua Larga
Movie Original Music Composer
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1958
O Barbeiro Que Se Vira
Movie Original Music Composer
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1957
Rio, Northern Zone
Movie Original Music Composer
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1957
O Noivo da Girafa
Movie Original Music Composer
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1956
Fuzileiro do Amor
Movie Music
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1956
Quem Sabe... Sabe!
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
O Feijão é Nosso
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
Rio, 100 Degrees F°
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
O Diamante
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
O Rei do Movimento
Movie Original Music Composer
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1954
Marujo Por Acaso
Movie Original Music Composer
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1952
Nadando em Dinheiro
Movie Original Music Composer
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1952
Sai da Frente
Movie Music
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1952
Tico-Tico no Fubá
Movie Original Music Composer
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1951
Pecado de Nina
Movie Original Music Composer
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1950
Somos Dois
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