Classical music of Portugal

The Portuguese music shows its rich record and privileged geographical position. These are proved in the music record of Portugal, which in spite its firm European origins, nevertheless reveals the intercontinental cultural interactions that began in the Portuguese discoveries.

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A short history of the past and present Portuguese artists with important supports must necessarily include the names of composers such as Antonio Fragoso, Fernando Lopes-Graca, Emmanuel Nunes, Pedro de Escobar, Carlos Seixas, Manuel Cardoso, Filipe de Magalhaes, Joao Domingos Bomtempo, Luis de Freitas Branco, Jose Vianna da Motta, Marcos Portugal and Joly Braga Santos; Manuel Rodrigues Coelho or Antonio were the organists; Jose Carlos Xavier or Luisa Todi or Elisabete Matos were the singers; the pianists include Sequeira Costa or Maria Joao Pires and also cellists include Guilhermina Suggia.