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[[File:Antonio oliveira silva.jpg|thumb|António de Oliveira e Silva. Photo sourced from the National Portuguese Library website ]]
António de Oliveira e Silva (born in Salreu, 1933-2005) was a [[:Category: Portugal|Portuguese]] writer, musician, composer and teacher.

== Biography == 
António de Oliveira e Silva studied composition, clarinet, violin and viola at the Conservatory in Porto.  He was particularly interested in ancient and baroque music, studying under Marie Leonhardt and Jordi Savall. 

He was a part of several Portuguese orchestras and chamber music groups, including the [[Lisbon Contemporary Music Group]], of which he was a founding member.

He was a violin, viola and chamber music professor at the Castelo Branco Conservatory, the National Conservatory, and the Professional Arts school in Covilhã.  

==References==
# [http://www.bnportugal.gov.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=593%3Adoacao-do-espolio-de-antonio-de-oliveira-e-silva-a-bnp&catid=49%3Aaquisicoes&Itemid=635&lang=pt "Doação do Espólio de António de Oliveira e Silva à BNP"] bnportugal.gov.pt (In Portuguese)
# [https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/cultura/espolio-de-antonio-de-oliveira-e-silva-doado-a-biblioteca-nacional_n163923 RTP obituary]. rtp.pt (In Portuguese)

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