hortencio has composed over 500 songs which were sung either by himself or someone else. almost all of his lyrics are based on morals. he composed and sang most of the opening songs for some of the most notable directors, including c. alvares, bab peter, prem kumar, mendes brothers etc. melody king of goa, late. alfred rose sang the song "khotte vis", in the audio cassette "bapaiche tyag", even though he would only sing his own composition. hortencio gave the seconds for the same. hortencio has also performed in musical shows of late. chris perry, late. alfred rose, aniceto, soccoro de st. cruz, anthony san, wilmix-sharon, mil-mel-nel, late. ulhas buyao etc. he was also a regular performer for neves olieveiro's orchestra, held in mumbai, which included goa's nightingale, lorna.