Juan Carlos Paz

Juan Carlos Paz ( * August 5, 1897 in Buenos Aires; † August 25, 1972 ibid ) is considered the most important Argentine composer of the 20th century.

The student Constantino Gaito founded in 1929, Grupo Renovación to promote contemporary music, 1937, the Agrupación Nueva Música. He worked as a composer, composition teacher and music critic. As the author of musicological essays, he joined the avant-garde movements in contemporary music. His early compositions were characterized late romantic. About polychord structures he came to the twelve-tone, from which he broke away in the 1950s in favor of a freer personal style.

Paz composed orchestral works, concertos for various instruments, trios and duos in different occupation, Sonatas, Sonatinas and Pieces for Piano Pieces for the Organ and film music.

Writings

  • Arnold Schoenberg o el fin de la era tonal
  • Introducción a la música de nuestro tiempo
  • La música en los Estados Unidos
  • Argentine
  • Argentine composer
  • Composer of classical music ( 20th century)
  • Film composer
  • Born 1897
  • Died in 1972
  • Man
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