Lino Gallardo
Lino Gallardo (* 1773 in Ocumare del Tuy ; † December 22, 1837 in Caracas ) was a Venezuelan composer, conductor and string player.
Gallardo, whose parents died early, grew up with Juan Manuel Olivares until 1794 , from whom he also received his musical training and then worked as a violinist, cellist, double bass player and conductor in Caracas. He was involved in the conspiracies against Spanish colonial rule of 1808 and 1810 and a member of the Sociedad Patriótica .
During this time he composed patriotic chants, the most popular of which was the Canción americana . In 1810 he founded an orchestra in Caracas with which he gave concerts in the city's theater. After the fall of the first Venezuelan republic in 1812, he was imprisoned in La Guaira . After the liberation of Caracas by Simón Bolívar , he founded the Sociedad Filarmónica de Caracas in 1818 , which also functioned as a music school and concert company. Gallardo worked here as director of the orchestra and the music school. One of his students was Quintín Rengifo . In 1824 he was appointed maestro mayor de música of Caracas.
In 1827 he composed a patriotic chant in honor of Simón Bolívar ( Bolívar, la fama elevó ); he is also mentioned - alongside Juan José Landaeta - as a possible composer of the later Venezuelan national anthem Gloria al bravo pueblo .
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| SURNAME | Gallardo, Lino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1773 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ocumare del Tuy |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1837 |
| Place of death | Caracas |