Alberto Ginastera

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera ( born April 11, 1916 in Buenos Aires, † June 25, 1983 in Geneva) was an Argentine composer.

Life

Ginastera studied at the conservatory in Buenos Aires. He then headed the Conservatory of La Plata was founded by him. Until 1962, he taught at the Art and Music Faculty of the Catholic University of Buenos Aires, Centro Latinoamericano de Altos thereafter at Estudios Musicales ( CLAEM ). In 1971 he moved to Switzerland to Geneva.

Ginastera composed four operas, two ballets, three motets, songs, stage and film music, as well as a symphony, an overture, three string quartets, a harp and a violin concerto, two piano and two cello concertos, three piano sonatas and other instrumental music.

About the classical music, it has been his " Toccata " is known ( from the 4th movement of his "Piano Concerto No.. 1") in the adaptation of the musical group Emerson, Lake and Palmer on their album " Brain Salad Surgery " (1973).

In the Popul Vuh, the "Council Book ", the Mayans tell their version of the creation of the world. Ginastera was inspired to his composition of the same name by this text, and began work on an eight -piece orchestral work. His death prevented the completion of the last section.

Alberto Ginastera is located in the cemetery Cimetière des Rois buried in Geneva.

Music

Alberto Ginastera in his music combined traditional rhythms of Argentinean folklore (eg Chacarera and malambo ) with the harmony of modern classical music; a combination that is reminiscent of the music of Béla Bartók due to the rhythmic conciseness and freedom of tonality. In Ginastera's musical dissonance and the modal tonality not play the same role as for example in the 12- tone music of Schoenberg. Thus, his writing usually a clear structure, the usually even a layman can understand, at least intuitively, this is motivic, melodic or harmonic. A good example of this is the third set of three Danzas argentinas Op. 2 from the year 1937.

Works (selection)

  • Piano Sonata No.. 1 Op. 22
  • Piano Sonata No.. 2 Op. 53
  • Piano Sonata No.. 3 Op. 55
  • Danzas argentinas Op. 2 ( Danza del viejo boyero - Danza de la moza Donosa - Danza del gaucho matrero )
  • 3 Danzas de la Estancia Op. 8
  • 12 Preludios Americanos Op. 12
  • Piano Concerto No.. 1
  • Piano Concerto No.. 2
  • Barabbas, opera
  • Obertura para el " Fausto " criollo
  • Panambí, ballet, 1934-1937
  • Malambo, 1940
  • Estancia, Ballet, 1941
  • String Quartet No. 1, Op 20, 1948
  • Don Rodrigo, opera, 1963/64,
  • Bomarzo, opera, 1966/67,
  • Beatrix Cenci, opera, 1971
  • Popul Vuh, 1975-83
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