Carlos López Buchardo
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Buenos Aires
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- April 21, 1948, Buenos Aires
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) was an Argentine composer whose work was inspired by native music.
He first studied composition in Buenos Aires and later pursued his training in Paris with Albert Roussel
Albert Roussel
Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period...
. Upon his return to Argentina
Argentina
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, López Buchardo widely contributed to establish the institutions that shaped musical life in his country; he founded the Conservatorio Nacional in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, and the School of Fine Arts of the La Plata University, in addition to holding various administrative positions, including that of Director of the famous Teatro Colón.
His vocal output consists of operas, masses, musical comedies, and some fifty canciones.