Ricardo Castillo

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Born: 1891 — Quetzaltenango — Guatemala
Died: 1966 — Guatemala City — Guatemala
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Music

  • 1 Symphony
  • Acuarela Sinfónica
  • Guatemala Symphonic Movements
  • La Procesión
  • Primavera
  • Xibalba - symphonic Poem
  • Homenaje Ravel
  • Symphonic Minuet
  • La Doncella Ixquic - Ballet
  • Lots of Piano work

Life

Ricardo was the half brother of Jesús Castillo. He Studied the violin with A. Lefort from 1912 till 1917. Then he studied harmony with Paul Vidal from 1919 till 1921, in Paris, France. He then returned to his native country and became professor of music, history, harmony and counterpoint at the Cons. of Guatemala in Guatemala City. This postion he held until his retirement shortly before his death in 1966.

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Sat 1 Jun: Action Painting: The Edges of Sound Baruch Performing Arts Center
Sat 8 Jun: Symphony No 5 St Johns, Smith Sq, London, SW1P 3HA
Fri 14 Jun: Day of Wrath "The Revelation"- concert in Bucharest Cinema Patria, Bulevardul Magheru 12-14, Bucuresti, Romania
Sat 15 Jun: A North East Choral Garland The Ave, Washington, Tyne and Wear NE38 7LE
Sat 15 Jun: Viva Vivaldi! Bristol Cathedral College Green Bristol
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(1803) Ludwig van Beethoven: Premiere of violin sonata in A major op. 47 “Kreutzer Sonata”, in Vienna, Austria, with Beethoven at the piano.
(1833) Heinrich Marschner: Premiere of Hans Heiling, in Berlin, Germany.
(1873) Léo Delibes: Premiere of Le Roi l'a Dit, in Paris, France.
(1906) Frederick Delius: Premiere of Sea Drift, in Essen, Germany.
(1918) Béla Bartók: Premiere of Duke Bluebeard's Castle op. 11, in Budapest, Hungary.

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[details ←] 3 Nocturnes, piano,
[details ←] Suite in D, piano,
[details ←] 7 Pieces, piano,
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