Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000)
Argentinian composer Carlos Guastavino died on 28 October 2000 in Santa Fé, Argentina, aged 88. Guastavino was a near contemporary of Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), but the two men couldn't have been more different. Ginastera embraced the modern, but Guastavino remained isolated from the modern and avant-garde, creating for himself a national style based on the traditions of the late 19th century. Born into a modest family in Santa Fé, Carlos learnt music before he learnt to read. His teachers were Dominga Iaffei, Esperanza Lothringer and Athos Palma, and works include Tres Romances Argentinos (premiered in its orchestral version by the BBC Symphony Orchestra), Divertissement; fue una vez..., commissioned by Colonel de Basil for the Ballet Russe, and Suite Argentina, which the Ballet Español took to Barcelona, Havana, London and Paris. His many awards include a prize for outstanding creative activity, awarded by the Organization of American States and the Inter-American Music Council.
Posted: 1 November 2000
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