Luís Costa

Portuguese composer, pianist and pedagogue
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Luís Costa

Summary

Luís Costa is a human[1]. Born in Barcelos[2], he… he was born on September 25, 1879[3]. He died in Porto[4]. He died on January 6, 1960[5]. He worked as a pianist[6] and composer[7]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Key Facts

  • Luís Costa's place of birth was Barcelos[2].
  • Luís Costa died in Porto[4].
  • Luís Costa was born on September 25, 1879[3].
  • Luís Costa died on January 6, 1960[5].
  • Luís Costa died on January 7, 1960[9].
  • Luís Costa was married to Leonilda Moreira de Sá e Costa[10].
  • A child of Luís Costa was Helena Sá e Costa[11].
  • A child of Luís Costa was Madalena Sá e Costa[12].
  • Luís Costa held citizenship in Portugal[13].
  • Luís Costa held citizenship in Kingdom of Portugal[14].
  • Portuguese was Luís Costa's native language[15].
  • Luís Costa worked as a pianist[6].
  • Luís Costa worked as a composer[7].
  • Luís Costa is recorded as male[16].
  • Luís Costa's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Luís Costa's family name is recorded as Costa[18].
  • Luís Costa's given name is recorded as Luís[19].
  • Luís Costa studied under José Vianna da Motta[20].
  • Luís Costa's instrument is recorded as piano[21].
  • Luís Costa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[22].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: PT[24]

  • Began / founded: 1879-09-25[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1960-01-07[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3d6782cd-90b4-469f-8ff3-22dfe85c182f[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Luís Costa's place of birth was Barcelos[2]. He was born on September 25, 1879[3]. Portuguese was his native language[15].

Education

Luís Costa studied under José Vianna da Motta[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6] and composer[7].

Personal Life

Among Luís Costa's spouses was Leonilda Moreira de Sá e Costa[10]. Children include Helena Sá e Costa[11], a composer[28], 1913–2006[29], of Portugal[30] and Madalena Sá e Costa[12], a cellist[31], 1915–2022[32], of Portugal[33].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 6, 1960[5] and January 7, 1960[9]. Luís Costa died in Porto[4].

Why It Matters

Luís Costa is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

FAQs

Where was Luís Costa born?

Luís Costa's place of birth was Barcelos[2].

Where did Luís Costa die?

Luís Costa passed away in Porto[4].

Who was Luís Costa married to?

Luís Costa's spouses include Leonilda Moreira de Sá e Costa[10].

What did Luís Costa do for work?

Luís Costa worked as pianist[6] and composer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . publico.pt. publico.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . publico.pt. publico.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Ntnqtschr · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → n78017707
    Google arts & culture entity id → g1233x1zz
    Isni → 0000000115756503
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Portuguese
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