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Alberto Ginastera

Argentine composer (–)

Alberto Ginastera

Born	Alberto Evaristo Ginastera ()April 11, Buenos Aires
Died	June 25, () (aged&#;67) Geneva
Era	20th Century

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (Catalan pronunciation:[alˈβeɾtoeβaˈɾistodʒinaˈsteɾa]; April 11, &#;&#; June 25, ) was an Argentine composer of classical music.

He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas.^[1]

Biography

Ginastera was born in Buenos Aires to a Spanish father and an Italian mother. During his later years, he preferred to use the Catalan and Italian pronunciation of his surname – IPA:[dʒinaˈsteːra], with an initial soft 'G' like that of English 'George' – rather than with a Spanish 'J' sound (IPA:[xinaˈsteɾa]).^[2]

Ginastera studied at the Williams Conservatory in Buenos Aires, graduating in As a young professor, he taught at the Liceo Militar General San Martín.

After a visit to the United States in –47, where he studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood, he returned to Buenos Aires. He held a number of teaching posts. Among his notable students were Ástor Piazzolla (who studied with him in ), Alcides Lanza, Jorge Antunes, Waldo de los Ríos, Jacqueline Nova, Blás Atehortua, Rafael Aponte-Ledée.

See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Alberto Ginastera.

In Ginastera moved back to the United States, and in to Europe. He died in Geneva, Switzerland, at the age of 67 and was buried in the Cimetière des Rois there.

Music

Ginastera grouped his music into three periods: "Objective Nationalism" (–), "Subjective Nationalism" (–), and "Neo-Expressionism" (–).

Among other distinguishing features, these periods vary in their use of traditional Argentine musical elements. His Objective Nationalistic works often integrate Argentine folk themes in a straightforward fashion, while works in the later periods incorporate traditional elements in increasingly abstracted forms.

Many of Ginastera's works were inspired by the Gauchesco tradition.

Alberto Ginastera: 1916-1983: Argentine Composer Biography: About Alberto Ginastera. To cite this article click here for a list of acceptable citing formats. Like the composer's first opera Don Rodrigo, it was atonal, but there the resemblance ended. Later he became dean of the faculty of arts and musical science of the Catholic University of Argentina.

This tradition holds that the gaucho, or landless native horseman of the plains, is a symbol of Argentina.^[3]

His Cantata para América Mágica (), for dramatic soprano and 53 percussion instruments, was based on ancient pre-Columbian legends. Its U.S. West Coast premiere was performed by the Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble under Henri Temianka and William Kraft at UCLA in

Works

Opera

Don Rodrigo, Op.

31 (–64)
Bomarzo, Op. 34 (–67), banned in Argentina until
Beatrix Cenci, Op. 38 (), based on the play The Cenci () by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Ballet

Panambí, Op. 1 ()
Estancia, Op. 8 ()

Orchestra

Suite from Panambí, Op. 1a ()
Dances from Estancia, Op.

8a ()^[4]
Obertura para el "Fausto" criollo, Op. 9 ()
Ollantay: 3 Symphonic Movements, Op. 17 ()
Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23 ()
Pampeana No. 3, Op. 24 ()
Concerto per corde, Op. 33 ()
Estudios Sinfonicos, Op.

35 ()
Popol Vuh, Op. 44 (–, left incomplete at the composer's death)
Glosses sobre temes de Pau Casals for string orchestra, Op. 46 ()
Glosses sobre temes de Pau Casals for full orchestra, Op. 48 (–77)
Iubilum, Op. 51 (–80)

Concertante

Chamber/Instrumental

Duo, for flute and oboe, Op.

13 ()
Pampeana No. 1, for violin and piano, Op. 16 ()
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20 ()
Pampeana No. 2, for violoncello and piano, Op. 21 ()
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26 (, Rev. )
Piano Quintet, Op. 29 ()
String Quartet No. 3, for soprano and string quartet, Op. 40 ()
Puneña No.

1, for flute, Op. 41 (, left incomplete at the time of the composer's death)
Puneña No. 2 ("Hommage à Paul Sacher"), for violoncello, Op. 45 ()
Sonata for guitar, Op. 47 (, Rev. )
Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 49 ()
Fanfare for four trumpets, op. 51a ()

Piano

Danzas argentinas, Op.

2 ()
Tres piezas, Op. 6 ()
Malambo, Op. 7 ( )
"Pequena Danza" (from the ballet Estancia, Op. 8) ()
12 Preludios americanos, Op. 12 ()
Suite de danzas criollas, Op. 15 (, rev. )
Rondó sobre temas infantiles argentinos, Op. 19 ()
Piano Sonata No.

1, Op. 22 ()
Arrangement of an Organ Toccata by Domenico Zipoli ()
Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 53 ()
Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 54 ()
Danzas argentinas para los ninos (Unfinished)
1. Moderato: para Alex
2. Paisaje: para Georgina

Organ

Vocal/Choral

2 Songs, for voice and piano, Op.

3 ()
Cantos del Tucumán, for voice, flute, harp, percussion, and violin, Op. 4 ()
Psalm , for mixed choir, children's choir and orchestra, Op. 5 ()
5 canciones populares argentinas, for voice and piano, Op. 10 ()
Las horas de una estancia, for voice and piano, Op.

11 ()
Lamentaciones de Jeremias Propheta, for chorus, Op. 14 ()
Cantata para América mágica, for dramatic soprano and percussion orchestra, Op. 27 ()
Cantata Bomarzo, for soloists, narrator, and chamber orchestra, Op. 32 ()
Milena, for soprano and orchestra, Op.

37 ()
Serenata, for baritone, violoncello, wind quintet, percussion, harp, and double bass, Op. 42 ()
Turbae ad passionem gregorianam, for soloists, chorus, boy's chorus and orchestra, Op. 43 ()
Canción del beso robado, for voice and piano (19??)

Works withdrawn by the composer (without opus number)

Piezas Infantiles, for piano ()
Impresiones de la Puna, for flute and string quartet ()
Concierto argentino, for piano and orchestra ()
El arriero canta, for chorus ()
Sonatina, for harp ()
Symphony No.

1 ("Porteña") ()
Symphony No. 2 ("Elegíaca") ()

Incidental/film music

Don Basilio malcasado ()
Doña Clorinda la descontenta ()
Malambo ()
Rosa de América ()
Las antiguas semillas ()
Nace la libertad ()
El puente ()
Facundo, el tigre de los llanos ()
Caballito criollo ()
Su seguro servidor ()
Los maridos de mamá ()
Enigma de mujer ()
Spring of Life ()
Hay que bañar al nene ()
El límite ()
A María del corazón ()
La doncella prodigiosa ()

Discography

Bomarzo, The Opera Society of Washington, Julius Rudel, conductor; recording^{[full citation needed]} re-released on Sony Classical in ^{[full citation needed]}
Cantata para América Mágica, Raquel Adonaylo, soprano; Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble, William Kraft, conductor.

With: Carlos Chávez, Toccata for Percussion, Henri Temianka, conductor.
They established him not only as a master craftsman of great originality but one uncommitted to any particular "school" of contemporary music. The composer was particularly critical of the country's military governments, which he felt inhibited artistic expression. The Sonata for Piano employs polytonal and twelve-tone techniques. Further information about the later years of Ginastera's life can be found in The Annual Obituary , edited by Elizabeth Devine and published by St.
LP recording, analog, 33+1&#;3&#;rpm, stereo, 12&#;in (&#;mm) Columbia Masterworks MS New York: Columbia Records,
Cantata para America Magica, McGill Percussion Ensemble, P. Béluse, director, Elise Bédard, soprano, McGill Records CD,
Complete works for piano, Andrzej Pikul (piano), Dux Recording Producers, ^[6]
Quartet No.

1, Paganini Quartet, Decca Gold Label.
Art Songs of Latin-America, Patricia Caicedo, soprano & Pau Casan, piano – Albert Moraleda Records, Barcelona, – Cinco canciones populares argentinas by Ginastera & Canción al árbol del olvido
– Flores Argentinas: Canciones de Ginastera y Guastavino / Inca Rose Duo: Annelise Skovmand, voice; Pablo González Jazey, guitar.

Cleo Productions, Cleo Prod Arrangements by González Jazey for voice and guitar of: Cinco canciones populares argentinas Op. 10 and Dos canciones Op. 3.
Arrangement of Piano Concerto No. 1; fourth movement; as "Toccata", Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery,
Nissman Plays Ginastera: The Three Piano Concertos.

Barbara Nissman, piano; Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra. (CD) Pierian ()
Complete piano solo and piano/chamber works, Barbara Nissman (piano) with Aurora Natola-Ginastera (cello), Ruben Gonzales (violin) and the Laurentian String Quartet. Three Oranges Recordings (3OR)
Alberto Ginastera, "A Man of Latin America", A Masterclass with Barbara Nissman.

Three Oranges Recordings (3OR)^[7]
Popol Vuh – The Mayan Creation, Estancia, Panambi, Suite de Danzas Criollas (world premiere of orchestral version), Ollantay.
Alberto Ginastera: Biography - Boosey & Hawkes
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Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor. London Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Naxos, ^[8]

Panambi, Estancia (complete Ballets), Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor. Luis Gaeta, narrator/bass baritone. London Symphony Orchestra. Naxos, &^[8]
Glosses on Themes of Pablo Casals, Variaciones concertantes.

Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor. London Symphony Orchestra.
Alberto Ginastera: 1916-1983: Argentine Composer Biography

Israel Chamber Orchestra. Naxos &^[8]

John Antill: Corroboree ballet suite and Ginastera: Panambi ballet suite, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Eugene Goossens, conductor, Everest stereo LP, SDBR
String Quartets – "Ginastera: String Quartets," Cuarteto Latinoamericano, with Claudia Montiel, soprano [Elan ]
Piano Concerto No.

1 and Piano Sonata No. 1, Hilde Somer, piano; Ernst Märzendorfer, conductor; Vienna Philharmonia Orchestra; Desto (D/DS)
– Eclipse Deutsche Grammophon, Hilary Hahn violin with Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, various composers.

References

^Deborah Schwartz-Kates, "Ginastera, Alberto (Evaristo)", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, ); Evett, Robert.

"The South American Way", New Republic , no. 12 (19 March): 35; Anon. "Obituary: Alberto Ginastera". The Musical Times , no. , Music of the French Baroque (September ): ; Aurelio de la Vega, "Trends of Present-Day Latin-American Music", Journal of Inter-American Studies 1, no. 1 (January ): 97–, citation on p.&#;10; Norman Lebrecht, Companion to Twentieth-century Music (New York: Simon and Schuster, ): Reprint New York: Da Capo Press.

ISBN&#;; Levin Houston, "Kennedy Center Sees Beatrix Cenci", The Free Lance-Star [Fredericksburg, Virginia] 87, no. (13 September ); Suzanne Spicer Tiemstra, The Choral Music of Latin America: A Guide to Compositions and Research, Contributions in Afro-American & African Studies 36 (New York: Greenwood Press, ): 2.
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^Schwartz-Kates, Deborah (May 3, ). Alberto Ginastera: A Research and Information Guide. Taylor & Francis. ISBN&#; &#; via Google Books.
^Schwartz-Kates, Deborah (January 1, ). "Alberto Ginastera, Argentine Cultural Construction, and the Gauchesco Tradition".
Alberto Ginastera – Composer Biography - tonebase Albia Domnica. Retrieved January 09, from Encyclopedia. Alberti, Leon Battista — His first compositions date from his early youth; he was 22 when his Piezas infantiles for piano won first prize in a competition.
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^Tobias, Marianne Williams. "Four Dances from Estancia, Opus 8a". Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 10 February
^The Tenth Anniversary of the International Contemporary Organ Music Festival(PDF) (Music Festival Program Notes).
See full list on newworldencyclopedia.org Later he became dean of the faculty of arts and musical science of the Catholic University of Argentina. Albertson College of Idaho: Tabular Data. Ginastera was musically talented as a child and studied in Buenos Aires at the Conservatorio Williams and the National Conservatory. Critic Howard Taubman said Ginastera created "an original and exciting synthesis of contemporary trends … employing polytonality, serial technique, and a variety of novel timbres with compelling naturalness.
International Contemporary Organ Music Festival. July 25,
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