José Maurício Nunes Garcia

José Maurício Nunes Garcia (September 20, 1767 – April 18, 1830) was a Brazilian classical composer, one of the greatest exponents of Classicism in the Americas.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, son of mulattos, Nunes Garcia lost his father at an early age, and his mother perceived that her son had an inclination for becoming a musician and, for this reason, improved her work to allow him to continue his musical studies.

Nunes Garcia became a priest and, when prince John VI of Portugal came to Rio de Janeiro with his 15,000 people, Nunes Garcia was appointed Master of the Royal Chapel. He sang and played the harpsichord, performing his compositions as well as those of other composers such as Domenico Cimarosa and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was a very prestigious musician in the royal court of John VI.

His musical style was strongly influenced by Viennese composers of the period, such as Mozart and Haydn. Today, some 240 musical pieces written by Nunes Garcia survive, and at least 170 others are known to have been lost . Most of his compositions are sacred works, but he wrote also some secular pieces, including the opera Le due gemelle and the Tempest Symphony.

Maurício

Maurício is the Portuguese variant of Mauricio (given name). The diminutive is Maurinho.

Footballers with the name include:

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Maurício (footballer)

Maurício dos Santos Nascimento (born 20 September 1988), known simply as Maurício, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian club S.S. Lazio as a central defender.

Club career

Born in São Paulo, Mauricio emerged through Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras's youth system, and made his professional debuts while on loan at Clube de Regatas Brasil in 2007, in Série B. He returned to Verdão in 2008, appearing in Série A for the first time.

On 18 November 2009 Maurício had an altercation with Palmeiras teammate Obina during half-time of a match against Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, with both being dimissed by the club a day later. He was subsequently loaned to Grêmio, Associação Portuguesa de Desportos,Esporte Clube Vitória and Joinville Esporte Clube, before being released in 2012. On 5 January 2013, he joined Sport Club do Recife.

On 4 July 2013 Maurício moved abroad for the first time, signing a five-year contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal. In his maiden appearance in Primeira Liga, on 18 August, he helped the hosts come from behind against F.C. Arouca to win it 5–1, his goal coming following a corner kick in the 30th minute.