Cornélio Pires

Cornélio Pires (July 13, 1884 in Tietê – February 17, 1958 in São Paulo) was a journalist, writer, and Brazilian folklorist.

Cornélio Pires was the most important studious of the country man, he understood him, and was the first to launch, in 78 rpm records, the country music, called today "roots music", as opposed to country music.

Cornélio Pires is a cousin of the writers Elsie Lessa, Orígenes Lessa, Ivan Lessa and Sergio Pinheiro Lopes. Cornélio is also the uncle of the spiritist journalist and thinker José Herculano Pires.


Birth and Death Data: Born July 13, 1884 (Tietê), Died February 17, 1958 (São Paulo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor 80429 10-in. 5/31/1937 Adeus campina da serra Serrinha ; Raul Torres Male vocal duet, with viola caipira (guitar) songwriter  
Victor 80432 10-in. 6/2/1937 O moço sertanejo Serrinha ; Raul Torres Male vocal duet, with viola caipira (guitar) songwriter  
Victor 80737 10-in. 4/8/1938 Que moça bonita Serrinha ; Raul Torres Male vocal duet, with viola caipira (guitar) and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor 033027 10-in. 3/24/1939 Quem quiser saber meu nome Serrinha ; Raul Torres Male vocal duet, with viola caipira (guitar) songwriter  
Victor 033031 10-in. 3/24/1939 Os bailes de agora Serrinha ; Raul Torres Male vocal duet, with viola caipira (guitar) songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pires, Cornélio," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104715.

Pires, Cornélio. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104715.

"Pires, Cornélio." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104715

External Sources

Wikipedia: Cornélio Pires

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Pires, Cornélio - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84173074

Wikidata: Cornélio Pires - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5172059

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/209084561

ISNI: 0000 0003 5895 7852 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000358957852

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/138177

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