Composers from the Caribbean

[Igod82]

THere is a book published by some danish company that ends with the name poppel i think, they publish a book of piano music from curacoa. The biggest composer from the island now i would have to say is wim statius mueller still alive, and international music publishes a book of his piano music.

[kh0815]

Wonderful, Brian. Pianophilia's ranges of variation are amazing, again and again.

The name "Palm" seems to be the Curacaoan "Smith", doesn't he? How suitable, according with all preconceptions concerning the Caribbean.

[ilu]

FROM WIKIPEDIA:

Alejandro García Caturla (7 March 1906 – 12 November 1940) was a Cuban composer of art music and creolized Cuban themes.

He was born in Remedios. At sixteen he became a second violin of the new Orquesta Sinfonica de La Habana in 1922, where Amadeo Roldán was concert-master (first-chair violin). He also began composing at a young age, whilst studying both music and law. He was fascinated by creolized Afro-Cuban rhythms and these creole themes were characteristic of his compositions: the division between art music and popular music did not influence Cuban composers of this period.

After his student days, Caturla lived all his life in the small central town of Remedios, where he became a lawyer to support his growing family. He had relationships with a number of black women and fathered eleven children by them, which he adopted and supported. His Tres danzas cubanas for symphony orchestra was first performed in Spain in 1929. Bembe was premiered in Havana the same year. In 1932 he founded the Caibarien Concert Society, whose orchestra he conducted on many occasions. His Obertura cubana won first prize in a national contest in 1938. He was also a multi-instrumental musical performer and a baritone singer of some quality. Caturla was a fine man, and an example of a universal musician, happily combining classical and folkloric themes with modern musical ideas. He was murdered at 34 by a young gambler who was due to be sentenced only hours later. [1][2]

His career followed a similar path to Amadeo Roldán, and the two men are considered to be pioneers of modern Cuban symphonic art.

For free scores by Alejandro García Caturla in the International Music Score Library Project:

http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Caturla, ... arc%C3%ADa

ILU

[fredbucket]

Just released by Sibley, this by the Cuban composer Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905) -

Publication Name: Tres danzones para piano / Ignacio Cervántes.
URL: https://urresearch.rochester.edu/instit ... onNumber=1
Composer:Cervantes, Ignacio (1847 - 1905)

Regards
Fred

MOD EDIT: Moved here from the Central America thread. Thanks to ilu for the hint!

[lebowl]

Does anyone have an arrangement of the song "En Mi Viejo San Juan"? The people at the Senior Center are always requesting that I play this piece.

Thanks!!

[ilu]

Just released by Sibley, this by the Cuban composer Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905) -

Publication Name: Tres danzones para piano / Ignacio Cervántes.
URL: https://urresearch.rochester.edu/instit ... onNumber=1
Composer:Cervantes, Ignacio (1847 - 1905)

Regards
Fred

MOD EDIT: Moved here from the Central America thread. Thanks to ilu for the hint!

Fred:

You are welcome.

By the way, I have Cervantes' scores:

Adios a Cuba.
4 Danzones.
2 canciones
Vuelta al hogar (back home)

If someone is interested, I will be glad to upload these scores.

Ilu.

[mballan]

I think Ernesto Lecuona (1895 - 1963) hopefully needs little introduction. His wonderful Rapsodie Negra.

Malcolm

Lecuona E - Rapsodia Negra.pdf

[Paddys]

Hi there,

I heard a piece on the radio a few days ago called Recuerdos de Gottschalk by Manuel Saumell Robredo, a 19th century Cuban composer (see this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Saumell). The wikipedia article mentions that he studied the piano, but does not list any works. Does anyone have any pieces filed away under either Saumell or Robredo?

Cheers,

P.

[Jean-Séb]

NMS, thanks to the original scanner (Igod ?):

Saumell - Contradanzas.pdf

Recuerdos de Gottschalk is on page 90.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxzrVX7mTUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTqs3H6MkeA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1p6fLW ... re=related
Jean-Séb

[lito valle]

Alejandro García Caturla
Dos Danzas Cubanas (1928)
reduction for piano from "Trois danses cubaines" for orchestra (Maurice Senart, edit.)
(Blocked at IMSLP)
I- Danza del tambor
II- Danza Lucumí
Sorry: separate pages.
Lamento pero están en páginas separadas.

Caturla- Dos danzas- 3.pdf

Caturla- Dos Danzas- 2.pdf

Caturla- Dos Danzas- 4.pdf

Caturla- Dos danzas- 1.pdf

Caturla- Dos Danzas- cover.pdf