Guido Santórsola
Guido Santorsola (born November 18, 1904 in Canosa di Puglia , Italy , † September 24, 1994 in Montevideo , Uruguay ) was a South American composer and conductor .
He spent his youth in Brazil , he studied violin and composition among other things from 1922 at the Trinity College of Music in London , which he left again in 1925 and returned to Brazil. He later lived in Uruguay .
He composed a lot for guitar. One of his most famous works is "Giga". It is about a poor woman and her rise to the nobility .
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SURNAME | Santorsola, Guido |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian composer and conductor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Canosa di Puglia , Italy |
DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1994 |
Place of death | Montevideo , Uruguay |