Alexandre Levy
Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor
Died when: 27 years 68 days (326 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Alexandre Levy (10 November, 1864 – 17 January, 1892) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor.Born in São Paulo, he pioneered a fusion of classical composition with Brazil's popular folk music and rhythms.
Levy died prematurely at the age of 27, and is the first known musician to die at the infamous age.His hometown grants a prestigious award in his name.
Darius Milhaud, in his ballet Le Bœuf sur le toit, borrowed a theme from Levy's Tango Brasileiro.
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