Rodolfo Arizaga

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Rodolfo Arizaga (born July 11, 1926 in Buenos Aires , † May 12, 1985 in Escobar ) was an Argentine composer.

Arizaga studied with Alberto Williams , José Gil , Luis Gianneo and Teodoro Fuchs . In 1954 he went to Paris, where he was a student of Nadia Boulanger and studied the ondes Martenot , a monophonic electronic musical instrument, with Ginette Martenot . After his return in the mid-1950s, he introduced the instrument, for which he composed several works, to Argentine music. He also emerged as the author of musicological writings and an encyclopedia of Argentine music.

Works

  • Poema de invierno for violin and piano, 1944
  • Sonatina for piano, 1944–45
  • Jaquinot , ballet pantomime, 1945
  • Dos corales , 1945
  • Suite para piano , 1945
  • Sonata for piano, 1946
  • Toccata for piano, 1947
  • Pequeño vals en tono gris , 1948
  • Sonatina for piano, 1948
  • Délires , cantata for solo voice, female choir, celesta, vibraphone. Harp, Ondes Martenot and Streicher, 1954–57
  • Serranillas de la infanzona for piano, 1957
  • Sonata Breve for piano and Ondes Martenot, 1958
  • El organillo for Ondes Martenot, 1958
  • Pieza epigramáticas for piano, 1961
  • Prometeo 45 , Poema Dramático, 1962
  • Concierto para piano , 1963
  • Tientos para Santa María , 1965
  • String Quartet No. 1 , 1968
  • Ciaccona for viola, 1969
  • El ombligo de los limbos, la momia y una encuesta , 1969

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personal data
SURNAME Arizaga, Rodolfo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Buenos Aires
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1985
Place of death Escobar