Arnulpho Mattos: writing the biography of capixaba composer
Keywords-Arnulpho Mattos, Capixaba composer, New History, Biographical profile, Musical production.
The capixaba composer Arnulpho Mattos (1877-1972), born in Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, ES, is one of the rare exponents of erudite musical production in the state, whose work remains a collection of autograph manuscripts, quite fragmented, dating back to the first decades of 1900. Despite his prominence in the Espírito Santo cultural scene, corroborated by news from the periodical press of the time, there is a lack of work focused on the construction of his biographical profile and his musical production. This research aims to remedy this gap based on the premises of the New History, correlating the information contained in the documents in the collection with that present in the local periodical press and other documentary sources. The aim of this work is to rescue his memory and his musical journey, providing subsidies for future editing and dissemination actions of his work.