Lino Gallardo was a Venezuelan composer, conductor, and string player, and was among the musicians who participated in and contributed to the Wars of Independence. Gallardo was born in Ocumare del Tuy (Miranda state) in 1773. Rudesindo Gallardo and Bárbara Timotea Aguado were his parents, both pardos; they died while he was still young, and he was adopted by Juan Manuel Olivares, who lodged him until 1792. It is here that he received his first musical lessons. On December 26, 1794, married Maria del Carmen Araujo. After she passed away, he married María Catalina Pereira on April 30, 1799. With her, he had three daughters: María Josefa Leona, Eladia de la Merced and Francisca de Paula. One of them, Maria Josefa, became a piano teacher. Lino Gallardo also stood as a composer of patriotic songs, as a conductor, and as a violininist, cellist, and player of the double bass. Being a disciple of Juan Manuel Olivares, he belonged to the group known as the School of Chacao. He composed the music for Canción Americana, which reached enormous popularity at the time. Lino Gallardo was part of the conspiracies of 1808 and 1810 (participating in the events of April 19, 1810), and was member of the Patriotic Society. 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Ocumare del Tuy is a city located in the Miranda State (Estado Miranda) in northern Venezuela. ... Miranda State Anthem Motto: none Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1909 State capital Los Teques Area    â€¢% 7,950 km² 0,87   (Ranked 17th) Population    â€¢% 2,857,900 hab. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Cerro Avila, Caracas. ... The term War of Independence is generally use to describe a war occurring after a territory that has declared independence. ... Ocumare del Tuy is a city located in the Miranda State (Estado Miranda) in northern Venezuela. ... Miranda State Anthem Motto: none Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1909 State capital Los Teques Area    â€¢% 7,950 km² 0,87   (Ranked 17th) Population    â€¢% 2,857,900 hab. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a bowed stringed instrument,is not the lowest-sounding member of the violin family, the bass is. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... Year 1808 (MDCCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

For composing and singing patriotic songs in the street, Lino Gallardo was jailed after the fall of the First Republic (in July of 1812) in the vaults of La Guaira, where he remained until the triumphant entrance of Simón Bolívar to Caracas. In 1818, under the royalist regime, he founded the Philharmonic Society of Caracas, which functioned as a school of music and concert society. Gallardo led the orchestra as well as being the principal of the school. Some attribute the music of the Venezuelan national anthem (Gloria al Bravo Pueblo) to him, or at least acknowledge participation its composition. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... La Guaira is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Vargas. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: La Sultana del Avila (English:The Avilas Sultan) La Sucursal del paraiso Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (Glory to the Brave People) was adopted as Venezuelas national anthem by President Antonio Guzmán Blanco on May 25, 1881. ...

In August 9, 1824, he was named head professor of music of Caracas. In 1827, when Simón Bolivar entered Caracas, Gallardo composed a patriotic song in his honor; this allowed him the honor of being included among the patriots, being dubbed fiel peso in the Customs Office of La Guaira. In 1827, he established his residence in La Guaira, where he lived until his death, working from 1829 onward in the port city's aforementioned Customs Office. Among the few extant compositions, we have: Bolívar, la fama elevó, which appeared in 1883 in Ramón de la Plaza´s book,' Evidence of the Arts in Venezuela. Lino Gallardo died in Caracas, December 22, 1837. August 9 is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting customs duties and for controlling the flow of animals and goods (including personal effects and hazardous items) in and out of a country. ... La Guaira is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Vargas. ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... La Guaira is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Vargas. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting customs duties and for controlling the flow of animals and goods (including personal effects and hazardous items) in and out of a country. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: La Sultana del Avila (English:The Avilas Sultan) La Sucursal del paraiso Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

• Venezuela
• Venezuelan music