Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (Buenos Aires, April 11, 1916 – June 25, 1983 Geneva) was an Argentinian composer of classical music. He is considered one of the most important Latin American classical composers. For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... Motto En unión y libertad(Spanish) In Union and Freedom Anthem Himno Nacional Argentino Capital (and largest city) Buenos Aires Official languages Spanish Government Federal republic  -  President Néstor Kirchner  -  Vice President Daniel Scioli Independence from Spain   -  May Revolution 25 May 1810   -  Declared 9 July 1816   -  Recognized 1821 (by... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Biography

Ginastera was born in Buenos Aires to a Catalan father and an Italian mother. He preferred to pronounce his surname in its Catalan pronunciation, with a soft "G" (i.e., JEE'-nah-STEH-rah rather than the Castilian Spanish HEE'-nah-STEH-rah). For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... The Catalans are an ethnic group or nation whose homeland is Catalonia, or the Principality of Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, or Principat de Catalunya), which is a historical region in southern Europe, embracing a territory situated in the north-east of Spain and an adjoining portion of southern France. ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia (in the latter with the name of Valencian), and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ...

He studied at the conservatory in Buenos Aires, graduating in 1938. After a visit to the United States of America in 1945–47, where he studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood, he returned to Buenos Aires and co-founded the League of Composers. He held a number of teaching posts. He moved back to the USA in 1968 and from 1970 lived in Europe. He died in Geneva at the age of 67. Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer of concert and film music. ... Tanglewood Music Shed and lawn. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...

Music

Ginastera grouped his music into three periods: "Objective Nationalism" (1934–1948), "Subjective Nationalism" (1948–1958), and "Neo-Expressionism" (1958–1983). Among other distinguishing features, these periods vary in their use of traditional Argentine musical elements. His Objective Nationalistic works often integrate Argentine folk themes in a straightforward fashion, while works in the later periods incorporated traditional elements in increasingly abstracted forms.

The progressive rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer brought Ginastera attention outside of modern classical music circles when they adapted the fourth movement of his first piano concerto and recorded it on their popular album Brain Salad Surgery under the title "Toccata." They recorded the piece not only with Ginastera's permission, but with his endorsement. In 1973, when they were recording the album, Keith Emerson met with Ginastera at his home in Switzerland and played a recording of his arrangement for him. Ginastera is reported to have said, "Diabolical!" Emerson, misunderstood Ginastera's meaning (Ginastera spoke no English and meant that their interpretation was frightening, which was his intent when he wrote it; Emerson, being British, took it to mean "awful"). Emerson was so disappointed, he was prepared to scrap the piece until Ginastera's wife intervened saying that he approved. Ginastera later said, "You have captured the essence of my music, and no one's ever done that before." Emerson would later go on to release an adaptation of Ginastera's Suite de Danzas Criollas entitled "Creole Dance". "Toccata" also gained fame as the theme to the New England cult TV show Creature Double Feature. For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1973 and the first under their Manticore Records imprint. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944) is a British keyboard player and composer. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... For a scant moment, the 2006 WLVI CDF promo shows the old 1970s CDF logo with the old Kaiser WLVI logo 1980-era title card for WLVIs Creature Double Feature, featuring Gappa Creature Double Feature and shows like it were staples of local television markets through the 1970s and...

Works

Opera

• Don Rodrigo (1964)
• Bomarzo (1967), banned for obscenity
• Beatrix Cenci (1971)

Don Rodrigo is an opera in three acts by Alberto Ginastera to an original Spanish libretto by Alejandro Casona. ... Bomarzo is an opera in two acts by Alberto Ginastera to a Spanish libretto by Manuel Mujica Laínez, based on his 1962 novel. ... Beatrix Cenci is an opera in two acts by Alberto Ginastera to a Spanish libretto by the composer and William Shand, based on historical people, Chronicles Italiennes by Stendahl, and The Cenci by Percy Shelley. ...

Ballet

• Panambí, Op. 1 (1937)
• Estancia, Op. 8 (1941)

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Concertante

• Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28
• Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 39
• Violin Concerto
• Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 36
• Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 50
• Harp Concerto

Vocal/choral orchestral

• Cinco canciones populares argentinas (1943)
• Lamentaciones de Jeremias Propheta (1946)
• Bomarzo (1964), a cantata described as "distinct from the opera" by the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
• Psalm 150

Set of five songs for voice and piano, comprising both entirely new compositions as well as new settings of existing melodies, written in 1943 by Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera as his opus 10. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bomarzo is an opera in two acts by Alberto Ginastera to a Spanish libretto by Manuel Mujica Laínez, based on his 1962 novel. ... A cantata (Italian, sung) is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment and generally containing more than one movement. ...

Chamber/instrumental

• Piano Quintet
• String Quartet No. 1
• String Quartet No. 2
• String Quartet No. 3
• Cello Sonata
• Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22
• Piano Sonata No. 2
• Piano Sonata No. 3
• Danzas Argentinas, for piano
• Guitar Sonata, Op. 47
• Pampeana No. 1, for violin and piano
• Pampeana No. 2, for cello and piano
• Pampeana No. 3, for piano
• Suite de Danzas Criollas, for piano
• 12 Preludes for solo piano
• Milonga for Piano
• Malambo for Piano

The Danzas Argentinas (Argentinean Dances) are a piano composition by Alberto Ginastera, one of the leading Latin American composers of the 20th century. ...

External links

• Danza de la Moza Donosa streaming file performed by Andrys Basten.
• Chronology of Ginastera's works
• Del Sol Quartet: Tear includes Ginastera's Libero e rapsodico from quartet no. 2 (1958).
• Sonata, Alberto Ginastera