Antonio Rodríguez Ferrer (August 23, 1864 – October 22, 1935) was a Cuban composer and band conductor. In 1898, he became composer of the musical introductory notes to the

Cuban national anthem "" ( ), officially known by its full title as "" ('The Bayamo Anthem'), is the national anthem of Cuba. It was first performed in 1868, during the Battle of Bayamo. Perucho Figueredo, who took part in the battle, wrote the lyrics to the anthem, ...

. He was a professor of music and conducted choirs and bands. Besides composing music for bands, he composed two symphonies, ''Preludio Tematico'' and ''Fantasia'', and a series of ''Danzas Cubanas'' for piano. In 1918, he was awarded the prize for music by the National Academy of Arts and Letters. His nephew, Jorge Gustavo Armando Rodriguez Gonzalez (1889–1966) was also a composer/musician and his great-grandnephew is the writer/lawyer Clemente G. Gomez Rodriguez.

References

''Sucesivas Ediciones y Extranjerismos Introducidos en el Himno'', Diario de la Marina, November 11, 1954 article

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