Alicia Urreta
Alicia Urreta (born October 12, 1930 in Veracruz , † December 20, 1986 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican pianist and composer.
Life
Alicia Urreta was a student of Rodolfo Halffter at the Mexico City Conservatory . She has been a concert pianist since 1957 and taught chamber music and electronic music at the University of Mexico.
Among other works she composed a chamber opera , five ballets , pieces for solo instruments, a cantata , incidental music, a musique concrète for Noh -Theater and film scores.
Works
- Ralenti for tape, 1969
- Natura mortis o la verdadera historia de Caperucita Roja b for narrator, piano and tape, 1971
- Estudio sobre una guitarra for tape,
- Cante, homenaje a Manuel de Falla for actors, singers, three dancers, slides, drums and tape, 1976
- Salmodia II for piano and tape, 1980
- Selva de pájaros for tape, 1978
- Dameros II for tape, 1984
- Dameros III for tape, 1985
Web links
- Literature by and about Alicia Urreta in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Urreta, Alicia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Veracruz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1986 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |