Gentil Montaña (1942–2011), born in
Ibagué
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, was a
classical guitar
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ist and
composer
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from
Colombia
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.
He was the director of the Fundación Gentil Montaña.
Compositions
Most notable among his compositions are five suites for guitar which include several popular Colombian dances such as the Bambuco, Guabina and Porro, as well as other Latin American dances such as the Cancion.
Recordings
*Montaña plays Montaña Vol.1 (rec. 2005 Caroni Music)
External links
Homepage- http://www.gentilmontana.org/
Fundacion Gentil MontañaBiography
* ttp://www.elpais.com.co/elpais/colombia/murio-en-bogota-maestro-gentil-montana-sus-68-anos-edad Obituary in Spanish, El Paisbr> Obituary in Spanish, Caracol Radio, Colombia La Suite Colombiana No 1 para guitarra de Gentil Montaña (1942-2011): análisis de sus ediciones y contextualización de la obra de un compositor colombiano
Colombian classical guitarists
Colombian composers
Male composers
Composers for the classical guitar
1942 births
2011 deaths
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