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Marta Cuervo (b. Havana,
Marta Cuervo (b. Havana, Cuba
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) was a Cuban guitarist and professor.
Academic formation
Marta Cuervo studiedguitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
and musical theory at the Havana Municipal Conservatory. She was a disciple of renowned guitarist Isaac Nicola
Isaac Nicola Romero (11 April 1916 in Havana, Cuba – 14 July 1997) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and one of the founders of the modern Cuban Guitar School. He was also brother of Clara (Cuqui) Nicola.
Academic formation
Isaac Nicola bega ...
.Giro, Radamés. Leo Brouwer y la guitarra en Cuba. Editorial Letras cubanas. La Habana, Cuba, 1986. P.56.
Work
Marta Cuervo closely collaborated withIsaac Nicola
Isaac Nicola Romero (11 April 1916 in Havana, Cuba – 14 July 1997) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and one of the founders of the modern Cuban Guitar School. He was also brother of Clara (Cuqui) Nicola.
Academic formation
Isaac Nicola bega ...
and other guitarists such as Clara (Cuqui) Nicola
Clara (Cuqui) Nicola (22 March 1926 – 14 July 2017) was a prominent Cuban guitarist and professor.Periódico Cubarte. Noticias. Homenaje a Cuqui Nicola.http://www.cubarte.cult.cu/periodico/noticias/61297/61297.html
Academic background
Clara (Cu ...
, Marianela Bonet and Leopoldina Nuñez in the implementation of a unified method for all the music schools in Cuba, after de 1959 Revolution. She encouraged her own guitar students, such as Armando Rodriguez Ruidiaz, to compose and transcribe music for the instrument thus contributing to the development of a national pedagogic system and repertoire.
Among Marta Cuervo's many disciples we can mention renowned guitarists Edel Muñoz, Joaquín Clerch, Aldo Rodríguez, Sergio García Marruz and Fernando Mariña (Mexican guitarist that studied in Cuba between 1986 and 1997), among others.
See also
* Classical Guitar in Cuba *Music of Cuba
The music of Cuba, including its instruments, performance, and dance, comprises a large set of unique traditions influenced mostly by west African and European (especially Spanish) music. Due to the syncretic nature of most of its genres, Cuban mu ...
References
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