José White Lafitte
José Silvestre White Lafitte (17 January 1836, in Matanzas, Cuba – 12–15 March 1918, Paris, France), also known as Joseph White, was a Cuban-French violinist and composer.
Biography
His father Don Carlos White was
After receiving early musical training from his father, who was an amateur violinist, José White gave his first concert in Matanzas on 21 March 1854. He was accompanied by the visiting American pianist-composer
From 1877 to 1889 White was director of the Imperial Conservatory in
Compositions
Mainly written for his own instrument, White's output comprised some 30 works, including a virtuosic Violin Concerto in F♯ Minor, recorded in 1975 by
"Collectively, these études are striking for their melodic content as well as their technical difficulty, and they give insight into the virtuosic skills of their creator."[6]
References
- ^ "José Silvestre White, Afro-Cuban Composer, Violinist & Professor", Afri-Classical.com.
- ^ Josephine Wright, "Violinist José White in Paris, 1855-1875", in Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, Fall 1990.
- ^ a b Boyadjiev, Yavet (19 June 2018). "An introduction to Joseph White and his six etudes". London: The Strad. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Miguel Ficher, et al, Latin American Classical Composers, Scarecrow Press, 1996, p. 373.
- ^ "Concerto for violin and orchestra [sound recording] / José White". Catalog. Penn State University Libraries. 1975. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0195307245. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070221123310/http://www.concentric.net/%7Erwam/JWSQFlyer.pdf
- José Silvestre White, Afro-Cuban Composer, Violinist & Professor at AfriClassical.com
- Free scores by José White Lafitte at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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