Ricardo Castillo (composer)

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Ricardo Castillo (born October 1, 1894 in Quetzaltenango , † May 25, 1966 in Guatemala City ) was a Guatemalan composer.

Castillo lived in Paris from 1906 to 1922 , where he had violin lessons with Augustin Lefort and studied harmony and composition with Paul Vidal . In 1918 he married the Cortot -Schülerin Georgette Contoux . After his return to Guatemala, he taught harmony and composition at the Conservatorio Nacional . His students included u. a. Jorge Álvaro Sarmientos , Joaquín Orellana , Enrique Anleu Díaz and José Arévalo Guerra . His brother Jesús Castillo was also known as a composer.

Works

  • La Doncella Ixquic ( The Ever-Maiden Ixquic ), symphonic poem, 1944
  • Estelas de Tika ( Shadow of Tikal ), Rhapsody, 1945
  • Quiché Achi , incidental music, 1947
  • Paál Kabá , ballet, 1950–56
  • Instantáneas Plásticas , 1963
  • Abstracción , 1965
  • Los Ocho Preludios
  • Dos Fugas
  • Fiesta
  • Impresiones
  • Sinfonieta
  • Trópico y Fuga for orchestra
personal data
SURNAME Castillo, Ricardo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Guatemalan composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Quetzaltenango
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 1966
Place of death Guatemala City