Francisco de Caro (, 23 March 1898 – 31 July 1976), was an Argentinian
pianist
A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...
and
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
. He is considered the most important representative of the ''
tango
Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
romanza'' genre. He also performed in concert with his brothers
Julio Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to:
*Julio (given name)
*Julio (surname)
*Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
* ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...
and
Emilio de Caro in the Julio De Caro Orchestra.
Works
*''Flores negras''.
*''Luciérnaga''.
*''Mala pinta''.
*''Loca bohemia''.
*''Triste''.
*''Páginas muertas''.
*''Sueño azul''.
*''Dos lunares''.
*''Un poema''.
*''Bibelot''.
*''El bajel''.
*''Pura labia''.
*''Colombina''.
*''Por un beso''.
*''Poema de amor''
*''Aquel amor''.
*''Don Antonio''.
*''Mala pata''.
*''Adiós tristeza''.
*''Mi diosa''.
*''Luz divina''.
*''Mi encanto''
*''Pura labia''
*''Don Antonio''
*''A palada''
*''Era buena la paisana''
*''Percanta arrepentida''
*''Bizcochito''
*''Gringuita''
*''La cañada''
References
External links
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1898 births
1976 deaths
Argentine pianists
Male pianists
Argentine composers
Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
20th-century composers
20th-century pianists