Luis Gianneo (9 January 1897 – 15 August 1968) was an

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composer, pianist and conductor. As

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, he was the teacher of composers

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, , and Rodolfo Arizaga, among others. Founder of Orquesta Juvenil de Radio Nacional and co-founder of Symphonic Orchestra of Tucumán. Gianneo is acknowledged as a leading Argentine composer and one of the most influential members of the Grupo renovación, which he joined in 1931. He composed nearly 100 works including every genre except opera. His earliest compositions exhibit the influence of indigenous culture and landscape of northwest Argentina; after joining the Grupo renovación, he adopted a neoclassical approach; in 1960 he traveled to Europe, where he met

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and

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, who brought his attention to the post-war avant-gardists and prompted him to incorporate a dissonant

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language and free use of

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in his late works.

Homage

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death, with two concerts in the Salón Dorado of the Teatro Colón, on 4 August and on 25 August 2018 respectively, the Cuarteto Gianneo performed the world premiere of his complete works for string quartet, including the four strings quartets, ''Three Creole Pieces'', and ''Four Incaicos Songs''.

Works

* Suite (1933) * ''El Tarco en Flor'' (1930) * ''Pampeanas'' * ''Turay-Turay'' (1927) * ''Tres piezas criollas'' for string quartet (1936) * ''Cuarteto Criollo'' No. 1 for strings (1936) * ''Obertura para una Comedia Infantil'', (1937) * Sonatina, (1938) * ''Cinco pequeñas piezas'', (1938) * ''Concertino-Serenata'' (1938) * Sonata No. 2 for piano (1943) * ''Concierto Aymará'' for violin and orchestra, (1942) * ''Cuarteto Criollo'' No. 2 (1948) for strings * ''Improvisación'', (1948) * ''Variaciones sobre un tema de tango'' * String Quartet No. 3 (1952) * Piano Sonata No. 3, (1957) * ''Seis Bagatelas'', (1957–1959) * String Quartet No. 4 (1963) * ''Antífona'', symphony * ''Agnus Dei'', cantata * ''Poema de la Saeta'' * ''Obertura del Sesquicentenario''

References

Works cited

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