Ignacio Figueredo

Ignacio Figueredo in a public presentation

Ignacio Figueredo was born in Algarrobito (Apure State) July 31, 1899, and died in San Fernando de Apure (Apure State) September 3, 1995 Venezuelan folk musician. Estado Apure is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Estado Apure is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His early successes

At age 11 he made his first public presentations in San Juan de Payara. In 1914 he began to acquire notoriety by his early compositions, such as "El Gabán", which constitutes one of the basic forms of the Venezuelan Joropo. The name "Gabán" refers to the Wood Stork. This composition arose during a long party in the house of Antonio Laya. During those years, he composed his best know works such as "Las Tres Damas" ("The 3 Ladies"), "Guayabo Negro" (common name for Hamelia axillaris), "Verdún", "Guachamarón" (an old Country expressión meaning "Rudely Daring") and "La Periquera" (another basic Joropo form, later also called "Quirpa"). One of his most famous pieces, dedicated to Maria Laya, a lady he met at a party, has been included in the old instruction books for the cuatro and recorded by Figueredo, with singer Ángel Custodio Loyola. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Venezuelan Joropo. ... Binomial name Mycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758 The Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. ... The name cuatro can refer to any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. ...

Triumph in the Capital

In 1935 he married Mercedes Castillo, They had 11 children. In 1947, Fredy Reyna, Reinaldo Espinoza Hernandez and Antonio Estévez, heard him during a presentation in Achaguas, and decided to take him to Caracas where he astonished and captivated the public with his skills in the execution of the harp. From then he began to be called "Indio Figueredo" (i.e. "The Indian Figueredo"). In the 1950's he made numerous presentations in different national stages and radio. Also by this time, Jose taught his art to several musicians in The Caracas Music Academy, among them José Ángel Hurtado, Tomasito Estiel, Amado Lovera and Jose Enrique "Chelique" Sarabia. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Antonio Estévez Antonio Estévez with the Venezuela Simphony Orchestra Antonio Estévez was born in Calabozo (Guárico), Venezuela, January 1, 1916, and dies in Caracas, November 26, 1988, musical founding and Composer of the Central University of Venezuela Choral. ... The harp is a stringed instrument which has its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. ... Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ...

The performer/the composer

As composer he authored 400 pieces, most of them have been recorded and released. A very successful LP record containing instrumental pieces, was produced by Arturo Serfarty in 1952. Another LP was released in the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the City of Caracas in 1967, featuring 12 of his better known compositions. An album of 2 discs was produced by Oswaldo Lares in 1969 in which several of their children and other musicians take part. In 1970 the film director Luis Armando Roche made a short film about his life. In 1975 the artists Morella Muñoz, Simón Díaz, Magdalena Sánchez and Anselmo López paid a tribute to him in a large concert hall in Caracas, in which Figueredo played his more important pieces. In 1990 the National Commission of the Bicentennial of General Jose Antonio Páez paid recognition to him and his work in an act presided by then-president of Venezuela Luis Herrera Campins. Among the artists who have performed and recorded pieces by Ignacio Figueredo are: Ángel Custodio Loyola, Adilia Castillo, El Carrao de Palmarito, Simón Diaz, Quinteto Cantaclaro, Hugo Blanco, Lilia Vera, Lila Morillo, Juan Galea, the Quartet, Cecilia Todd and Anselmo Lopez. Caroní Editores, a publisher of sheet music based in Europe, has recently released a set of books of sheet music, containing several of Figueredo's pieces arranged for the Classical Guitar by Alirio Diaz. A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... City motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Morella Muñoz The young Morella Muñoz Morella Muñoz with the Quinteto Contrapunto Morella Muñoz was born in Caracas on July 29, 1935. ... Simón Díaz (1928- ). Celebrated singer and composer of Venezuelan music, whose work is regarded as one of the most important legacies for both Venezuelan and Latin American popular music. ... This article is about the year. ... Luis Herrera Campins (born 1925) was President of Venezuela 1979-1984. ... Hugo Blanco was a central leader of peasant uprisings and land occupations durring the early 1960s in Peru. ... Lila Morillo (born August 14, 1942), is a well known Venezuelan actress. ... Classical guitar A classical guitar, also called a Spanish guitar, is a musical instrument from the guitar family. ... Alirio Diaz in Concert Alirio Diaz is a classical guitarist. ...