Héctor Ayala (April 11, 1914 – March 12, 1990) was an
Argentine guitarist and
composer.
Ayala was born in Concordia in the province of
Entre Rios. He started his career as a guitarist in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
and made his debut in 1936 accompanying
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 ...
and folk singers. He later joined the ''Escuadrones de Guitarra'' (Guitar Squadrons) which were groups of 12-15 guitarists assembled and directed by
Abel Fleury. In the 1950s he was active in radio in Buenos Aires and was a member of a tango quartet directed by
Aníbal Troilo
Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (11 July 1914 – 18 May 1975), also known as Pichuco, was an Argentine tango musician.
Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger, and bandleader in Argentina. His orquesta típica was among the most popular with ...
.
Hector Ayala composed a number of works for guitar, including pieces inspired by the music of Argentina and other Latin American countries. He also wrote a series of didactic methods for teaching guitar. He died in Buenos Aires.
Perhaps the most famous and celebrated work by Ayala is his Suite Americana.
Hector Ayala was the father of Hector Ayala Jr., who formed the rock duo ''Vivencia'' with Eduardo Fazio. The duo were active during the 1970s and mid 1980s.
External links
Liner notes for Guitar Music of Argentina(Naxos 8.555058) based on information supplied by the composers (Ayala, Falu, Guastavino, Heinze, Pujol, Saul) and by Nelly Menotti
1914 births
1990 deaths
20th-century classical composers
Argentine classical guitarists
Argentine male guitarists
Argentine classical composers
Male classical composers
20th-century guitarists
20th-century male musicians
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