Luis Calvo
Luis Antonio Calvo (born August 28, 1882 in Gámbita / Colombia , † April 22, 1945 in Agua de Dios ) was a Colombian musician.
Life
Luis Calvo was born in 1882 to Félix Serrano and Marcelina Calvo and developed a great interest in music at a young age. After his father left the family, Luis moved with his mother and sister Florinda to Tunja , where he received violin and piano lessons from Tomás Posada. During this time he wrote his first composition, Libya .
In May 1905 Calvo moved with his family to Bogotá and entered the military there. After several attempts he succeeded in joining the music academy in 1907, where he was taught the cello by Guillermo Uribe Holguín . In 1916 Luis Calvo was diagnosed with leprosy and he moved to the sanatorium in Agua de Dios, where he married Ana Rodríguez in October 1942 and died two and a half years after his wedding.
Compositions
The work of Luis Antonio Calvo includes a large number of compositions of different musical genres:
Interludes
- Intermezzo N ° 1
- Intermezzo N ° 2 "Lejano Azul" (1916)
- Intermezzo N ° 3
- Intermezzo N ° 4
Dances
- Libia
- Aire de afuera
- Malva loca
- Añoranzas
- Perla del Ruiz
- Rubia Espiga
- Madeja de luna
- Ruth
- Adiós Bogotá
- Simpatía
- Emilia II
- Qué delicia
- Gacela
- Maria Elena
Songs
- Amapola
- iris
- Gitana
- Libélula
- Nochebuena en Agua de Dios
- En la playa
- Cuando caigan las hojas
- Lamentos de primavera
- Linda puedes the
Bambuco dances
- El republicano
- Rosas de la alborada
- Yerbecita de mi huerto (also: Hierbecita de mi huerto )
- Ricaurte
Pasillo dances
- Genio Alegre
- Noel
- Trébol Agorero
- Entusiasmo
- Emmita
- Arroyito que murmuras
- El tolimense
waltz
- Diana Triste
- Eclipses de belleza
- Encanto
- Chavita
- Cromos
- Anhelos
- Cupid de Artista
- Noche de Abril
- Aminta
- Secretos
- Siguiendo tus pasos
Marches
- Marcha nupcial
- Apolo
- Cupid
Pasodobles
- Nueva Granada
- Imperio Argentino
Tangos
- Tango Argentino
- Blanca
- Princesita de Ávila
- La estrella del Caribe
swell
- Julio Valdivieso Torres (2005). VISIÓN HISTÓRICA DE LA MÚSICA EN LOS DOS SANTANDERES. COMPOSITORES E INTÉRPRETES. Bucaramanga, Colombia: (Sic) Editorial. 958-708-144-7.
- Panamericana Editorial (1995). COMPENDIO DE BIOGRAFÍAS COLOMBIANAS. Bogotá, Colombia: Panamericana Editorial. 958-30-0213-5.
- Arturo Gómez López (1965). MANUAL DE ORIENTACION MUSICAL, 3ra Edición. Bogotá, Colombia: Ediciones ARGOM.
Web links
- Partituras - Proyecto IMSLP ( Spanish )
- Paradigm de la musica para piano en Colombia. Por: Ellie Anne Duque (Credencial Historia) ( Spanish )
- Luis Antonio Calvo, Forjadores de la Colombia Contemporánea ( Spanish )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calvo, Luis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Calvo, Luis Antonio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gámbita, Colombia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 1945 |
| Place of death | Agua de Dios |