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Alberto Ginastera
Argentine composer (1916–1983)
Alberto Ginastera | |
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| Born | Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (1916-04-11)April 11, 1916 Buenos Aires |
| Died | June 25, 1983(1983-06-25) (aged 67) Geneva |
| Era | 20th Century |
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (Catalan pronunciation:[alˈβeɾtoeβaˈɾistodʒinaˈsteɾa]; April 11, 1916 – June 25, 1983) was an Argentine composer of classical music.
He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas.[1]
Biography
Ginastera was born in Buenos Aires to a Spanish father and an Italian mother. During his later years, he preferred to use the Catalan and Italian pronunciation of his surname – IPA:[dʒinaˈsteːra], with an initial soft 'G' like that of English 'George' – rather than with a Spanish 'J' sound (IPA:[xinaˈsteɾa]).[2]
Ginastera studied at the Williams Conservatory in Buenos Aires, graduating in 1938.
As a young