Alfredo Keil

Alfredo Keil Lisbon 3 July 1850 – Hamburg 4 October 1907 Was A Portuguese Classical Composer And Painter. He Was Of German Origin On His Father's Side And Was The Great Portuguese Romantic Composer. He Was Also Considered The Last Important Portuguese Painter In The Romantic Style. He Studied In Munich And Nuremberg With The German Romantic Painters Kaulbach And Von Kreling. Returning To Portugal Were He Continued His Studies He Became A Well Known Romantic Painter Being Also The Contemporary Of The Naturalist Generation With His Melancholic Intimate Scenes And Landscapes. As A Composer He Gained Prominence With His Operas "D. Branca" 1883 "Irene" 1893 And "Serrana" 1899 Then Considered The Best Portuguese Opera. He Composed The Music Of A Portuguesa The Portuguese National Anthem In 1891 With Lyrics By Poet And Playwriter Henrique Lopes De Mendonça It Was Adoped In 1911 After The Proclamation Of The Republic The Previous Year. read less