Joaquim Antonio (Callado) da Silva Junior was a Brazilian composer and flutist, born in Rio de Janeiro, July 11, 1848, died March 20, 1880.
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Drawing of Joaquim da Silva Jr.Da Silva is considered one of the creators of the choro genre of music. His band, O Choro do Callado, used an ebony flute, two viols and a cavaquinho, and was noted for facility at improvisation. Da Silva wrote and co-authored many choroes, as a new way of interpreting modinhas, lundus, waltzes and polkas. His work was an inspiration to his friend and pupil, Viriato Figueira, and his friend Chiquinha Gonzaga.
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