Alberto Domínguez (composer)
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Alberto Domínguez | |
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Born | San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico | 21 April 1913
Died | 2 September 1975 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 62)
Occupation | Marimbist and composer |
Nationality | Mexican |
Notable works |
Alberto Domínguez Borrás (San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, 21 April 1913 – Mexico City, 2 September 1975) was a Mexican marimbist and composer.[1] He began his career in a marimba ensemble, Los Hermanos Domínguez.[2]
Songs
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You may listen to Dominguez's "Perfidia" performed by Xavier Cugat conducting his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra in 1939 here on archive.org |
References
- ^ Miguel Ficher, Martha Furman Schleifer, John M. Furman, Latin American Classical Composers: a biographical dictionary, 1996: "Dominguez, Alberto, Mexican composer; b. 21 Apr 1913, Chiapas, Mexico; d. 2 Sep 1975, Mexico City, Mexico".
- ^ John Shepherd, Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. 2003, p. 385: "In Mexico, one of the foremost representatives of the connection between popular music and the marimba is the composer/marimbist Alberto Dominguez. He began his career in his family marimba ensemble, the legendary Los Hermanos Dominguez...."
- ^ Dominguez, Alberto (1939). Perfidia: canción. New York: Southern Music. OCLC 70080033. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
De la pelicula de William Rowland 'Perfidia' con Maria Teresa Montoya, Marina Tamayo, Domingo Soler, Magda Haller, Ramon Vallarino, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma y Maria Calvo. Distribuida por RKO Radio Pictures.
External links
- Steve Huey, "Alberto Dominguez", AllMusic.
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