Alicia Urreta
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Alicia Urreta was a Mexican
pianist
, music educator and composer
.
. In 1952 she entered the Conservatorio National de Musica in Mexico City
, studying harmony with Rodolfo Halffter
, and other topics under Hernandez Moncada. After 1957 she worked as a concert pianist and taught at the University of Mexico.
Urreta established the National Symphony Orchestra (1975), was the general Coordinator of the National Opera Company of INBA. music coordinator of the Casa del Lago, musical performances director of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
and founder of the Camerata of Mexico. She died in Mexico City in 1987.
theater and film scores.
Selected works include:
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, music educator and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Biography
Alicia Urreta was born in Veracruz, VeracruzVeracruz, Veracruz
Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located in the central part of the state. It is located along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most...
. In 1952 she entered the Conservatorio National de Musica in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, studying harmony with Rodolfo Halffter
Rodolfo Halffter
Rodolfo Halffter Escriche was a Spanish composer.-Life:Born in Madrid, Spain into a family of musicians, he was the brother of Ernesto Halffter and uncle of Cristóbal Halffter, also composers. His father Ernesto Halffter Hein came from Königsberg, Germany...
, and other topics under Hernandez Moncada. After 1957 she worked as a concert pianist and taught at the University of Mexico.
Urreta established the National Symphony Orchestra (1975), was the general Coordinator of the National Opera Company of INBA. music coordinator of the Casa del Lago, musical performances director of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
and founder of the Camerata of Mexico. She died in Mexico City in 1987.
Works
Urreta composed, among other works, a chamber opera, five ballets, pieces for solo instruments, a cantata, incidental music, a Musique concrète for NohNoh
, or - derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent" - is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century. Many characters are masked, with men playing male and female roles. Traditionally, a Noh "performance day" lasts all day and...
theater and film scores.
Selected works include:
- Ralenti for tape, 1969
- Natura mortis o la Verdadera historia de Roja b Caperucita for narrator, piano and tape, 1971
- Estudio sobre una guitarra for tape
- Cante, homenaje a Manuel de Falla for actors, singers, three dancers, slides, percussion and tape, 1976
- Salmodia II for piano and tape, 1980
- Selva de Pajaros for tape, 1978
- Dameros II for tape, 1984
- Dameros III for tape, 1985