Rodolfo Arizaga (July 11, 1926 – May 12, 1985) was an

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composer. Arizaga was born in Buenos Aires, where he studied composition at the National Conservatory under

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, José Gil, Luis Gianneo, and Teodoro Fuchs; he also studied

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at the National University. After touring Spain in 1950, he went to Paris in 1954 and studied under Nadia Boulanger and

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. Here, he also began experimenting with the Ondes Martenot, and composed several works for the instrument. Returning to Argentina in 1960, he taught at Buenos Aires University and worked as music critic for journals and newspapers. He died in Escobar,

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Works

*''Poema de invierno'' for violin and piano, 1944 *''Sonatina'' for piano, 1944–45 *''Jaquinot'', Ballet, 1945 *''Dos corales'', 1945 *''Suite para piano'', 1945 *''Sonata'' for piano, 1946 *''Toccata'' for piano, 1947 *''Pequeño vals en tono gris'', 1948 *''Sonatina'' for piano, 1948 *''Bailable Real'' for orchestra, 1948 *''Délires'', Cantata, 1954–57; rev. 1970 *''Serranillas de la infanzona'' for piano, 1957 *''Sonata Breve'' for piano and Ondes Martenot, 1958 *''El organillo'' for Ondes Martenot, 1958 *''Piezas epigramáticas'' for piano, 1961 *''Prometeo 45'', Poema Dramático, 1962 *''Concierto para piano'', 1963 *''Tientos para Santa María'', 1965 *''Música para Cristóbal Colón'' for orchestra, 1968 *''String Quartet No. 1'', 1968 *''Ciaccona'' for viola solo, 1969 *''El ombligo de los limbos, la momia y una encuesta'', 1969 *''String Quartet No. 2''

Writings

*'' Manuel de Falla'', 1961 *'' Juan José Castro'', 1963 *''Enciclopedia de la Música Argentina'', 1971 *R. Arizaga, Pompeyo Camps, ''Historia de la Música en la Argentina'', 1990,

External links

Mr Rodolfo Arizaga
UNESCO Knowledge Portal *
Roberto Espinosa: ''Rodolfo Arizaga: El sonido por el sonido mismo.''
mundoclasico.com *
Arizaga, Rodolfo (1926-1985)
Grupo de pesquisa em práticas interpretativas 1926 births 1985 deaths Composers from Buenos Aires Argentine classical composers 20th-century classical composers Argentine music educators Male classical composers 20th-century male musicians {{Argentina-composer-stub