Luis Humberto Salgado
Luis Humberto Salgado (born December 10, 1903 in Cayambe , † December 11, 1977 in Quito ) was an Ecuadorian composer and pianist .
Life
Salgado studied at the Quito Conservatory until 1925 , where he was director and professor from 1934 to 1952. After that he lived as a freelance composer.
He composed four operas , one operetta , one melodrama and several ballets , nine symphonies and two symphonic poems , three piano concertos, one violin and one viola concerto, chamber music works, piano pieces and choral works.
Works
- Suite Atahualpa o el ocaso de un imperio for symphony orchestra, 1933
- Canto de libertad , 1936
- Cumandá (opera), 1940–1954
- Alma nativa , 1945
- Primera sinfonía ecuatoriana , 1945–1949
- El amaño (ballet), 1947;
- Qué lindo es el cariño , 1947
- Quiteño de Quito , 1949
- Homenaje a la danza criolla (symphonic poem), 1959
- Aidita (canción de cuna), 1961
- El páramo: preludio andino ecuatoriano; Ferviente anhelo , 1969
- Sanjuanito futurista: Microdanza para piano
- Variaciones en estilo folklórico
- La ñusta
literature
- Ketty Wong Cruz Luis Humberto Salgado. Un quixote de la musica. , Quito 2004, ISBN 9978-62-315-9
- Rudolfo Pérez Pimentel, Luis Humberto Salgado , In: Diccionario Biográfico del Ecuador , Guayaquil 1987–, Volume 23.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salgado, Luis Humberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ecuadorian composer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cayambe |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1977 |
| Place of death | Quito |