Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt

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Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt
Born(1925-08-26)August 26, 1925
Temuco, Chile
DiedJanuary 3, 2010(2010-01-03) (aged 84)
Oldenburg, Germany
NationalityChilean
OccupationComposer
Websitegbecerrasc.scd.cl

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt (August 26, 1925 – January 3, 2010) was a Chilean composer.

Biography and career

Becerra-Schmidt was born in

Domingo Santa Cruz, it aimed to centralize and manage the Chilean music repertoire and to support Chilean music organizations.[3]: 141  During this time and after, Becerra-Schmidt was a teacher in the Chilean National Conservatory, he held this position until 1971 when he became a Cultural attaché between Chile and Bonn. 2 years later, Becerra-Schmidt moved to Germany due to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, in Germany, Becerra-Schmidt taught at the University of Oldenburg beginning in 1974.[2]

Becerra was also an important teacher. Some of his pupils are among the most important composers of Chile, these include Luis Advis, Sergio Ortega, Fernando García and Cirilo Vila.

Becerra-Schmidt died on January 3, 2010, at his home in Oldenburg.[4]

Compositions

Becerra was a prolific Chilean composer, his catalogue includes hundreds of compositions that goes from traditional to avant-garde to Aleatoric music, and from popular songs to large-scale cantatas, symphonies and oratorios.[1] However, a large part of his musical career was politically involved, some of his cantatas included verses that were related to the Pre-Columbian era and Spanish colonization, Becerra-Schmidt's student Fernando García also wrote works based around political figures.[3]: 151 [note 1]

Highlights among his output are the cantatas La Araucana and Lord Cochrane de Chile, the Macchu Picchu oratorio on texts by Pablo Neruda, the Concerto for Flute and Strings, and a most recent Harp Concerto from 2006. Important in his catalogue are also the electroacoustic works.[citation needed]

Selected works

  • La Araucana
  • Lord Cochrane de Chile
  • Macchu Picchu
  • 3 Symphonies
  • 2 Piano Concertos
  • Violin concerto
  • Flute concerto
  • 7 string quartets
  • Saxophone quartet
  • Parsifae (opera)
  • La muerte de Don Rodrigo (opera)
  • Llanto por el hermano solo (for choir)
  • Responso para José Miguel Carrera (for voice, wind quintet, piano, and percussion)
  • Trio for violin, flute and piano
  • 3 Sonatas for violin
  • Provocacion (Minidrama)
  • Oda al mar
  • Nocturno

Sources:[5][1]

Media

String Quartet No. 4
Part 1, Allegro
Part 2, Andante
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Part 3, Allegro
Part 4, Allegro
All performed by the Philadelphia String Quartet

References

  1. ^ a b c "Becerra–Schmidt, Gustavo (1925–)".
  2. ^
    ISBN 9780415131889
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 9781783274963
    .
  4. ^ "Biography". Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  5. ISBN 9780810888715
    .

Notes

  1. ^ However, some of these works were based around political figures as use for dramatic effects or as a dramatic story.[3]: 151 

External links

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