Walter Smetak
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Swiss musician, writer and sculptor (1913-1984)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 1984
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Smetak's inventions
- Simbologia dos instrumentos
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Zurich, Switzerland
Known for
- Smetak — Self (archive footage)2018
- The Sound Alchemist1978
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,472
- Total plays
- 14,016
Tags
Avant-Gardeexperimentalminimalismimprovisationcontemporary classical
Walter Smetak was born in 1913 in Switzerland and died in 1984 in Brazil. He was a cellist, composer, inventor, playing and conducting music by instruments he invented. Smetak was deeply involved in the Brazilian music scene collaborating with Gilberto Gil, Tom Zé, Uakti and others. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Walter+Smetak">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Montenegro
- Place of death
- Salvador
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Employer
- Federal University of Bahia
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Field of work
- music
- Image
- Walter Smetak - Composer (212714990).jpg
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1913-02-12
- date of death
- 1984-05-30
- described by source
- UbuWeb
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0