Carlos Guastavino (April 5, 1912 - October 28, 2000) was an Argentine composer. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Guastavino was born in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. He music was greatly influenced by Argentine folk music. Many of his pieces are songs or other short works, though he also wrote orchestral music and a number of ballet scores. Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ...

"Se equivocó la paloma", a short song, is perhaps his most famous work.

Great performers as Teresa Berganza, Martha Argerich, Jorge Chaminé, José Carreras include his works on their recitals The Spanish opera singer Teresa Berganza (born 16 March 1935) is a well-known mezzo-soprano most closely associated with the roles of Rossini, Mozart, and Bizet. ... Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is a pianist of Argentinian origin. ... One of the most original baritones of our times, Jorge Chaminé (born 30 April 1956) in Porto of Spanish and Portuguese parentage, and began his musical studies ( piano, voice, cello, guitar, choral and orchestra conducting) at an early age. ... José Carreras The Catalan tenor José Carreras (born December 5, 1946) is a famous opera singer much admired for his Verdi and Puccini roles. ...

External links

• Obituary in The Guardian
• A biography of Guastavino