Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction
by Eric Salzman
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Friday, August 7, 1896 in Guanabacoa, Cuba
Died: Friday, November 29, 1963 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Nation of Origin: Cuba
Major Works:
Two Zarzuelas (a musical/dramatic form)
Songs like Malagueña and Andalucía
Rapsodia negra for piano and orchestra (1943)
Piano works
Film scores
Other Information:
Ernesto Lecuona studied piano as a young child and later studied piano and composition at the National Conservatory in Havana. In 1916 he moved to New York to pursue a concert career. Lecuona's music displays African and Cuban influences. Later in his career he returned to Cuba and his music has been an inspiration to the people of Cuba struggling with poverty and political upheavals.
General Bibliography:
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN: 0198691629
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
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