Paulo Galvão (born 1967 in

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. According to Dan Hill, Galvão has published " musical forgeries" for

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under the name "Antonio da Costa". Galvão's works have been performed by Marcello Vitale and

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Biography

Paulo Galvão had his first musical studies at the Escola de Música de Grupo Coral de Lagos. He later studied classical guitar, lute, theorbo, and baroque guitar with Manuel Morais at the National Conservatory in Lisbon. He had further professional studies with Ede Roth,

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Discography

*O Cancioneiro de Elvas. Vitor Lima, sång, Joaquin Galvão, blockflöjt, Paulo Galvão, luta. Musicália M.01.01.004 *Duo Galvão. Recital. Vivaldi, Ortiz, Molino, Rodil, Galvão. Joaquin Galvão, flöjter, Paulo Galvão, gitarr, vihuela, luta, teorb. Musicália M.01.01.001 *O Livro de Guitarra do Conde de Redondo - Guitar Book of the Count Redondo, Label: Musicalia ASIN: B00005425I *Duo Galvão - Música Portuguesa para Flauta e Violão

References

Paulo Galvao's works for baroque guitar
1967 births People from Portimão 21st-century classical composers Composers for lute Living people Theorbists Portuguese male guitarists Pseudepigraphy Portuguese classical composers Portuguese classical guitarists Historicist composers Musical hoaxes Portuguese lutenists Portuguese male classical composers 21st-century guitarists 21st-century male musicians {{portugal-composer-stub