Jose Julian Jiménez
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Jose Julian Jiménez was a Cuban violinist and composer. He was born into a musical family and was brother-in-law to composer Catalina Berroa
and father of cellist Nicasio
and pianist Lico Jiménez. His daughters Inés and Arcadia Jiménez were singers.
, Las Villas, Cuba
, the son of orchestra conductor Francisco Nicasio Jiménez. He studied with Luigi Arditi
in Havana
, continued his studies in harmony, violin and piano in Leipzig
, and later played violin in the Gewandhause Orchestra. With his sons, he formed one of the first all black ensembles, billed as "Das Negertrio", and successfully toured in Europe
, the Americas
and in Cuba
, both as a soloist and with the ensemble, playing mostly 19th-century Romantic
compositions. Jiménez also founded a Cuban dance band in 1849, and composed primarily danza
s and guaracha
s. He died in Havana
.
Catalina Berroa
Catalina Berroa Ojea was a Cuban pianist, music teacher and composer. She was born in Trinidad, Las Villas, and studied with local teachers to master several instruments. She operated a music academy in Trinidad where she taught students including her nephew, pianist and composer Lico Jimenez. She...
and father of cellist Nicasio
Nicasio Jiménez
Nicasio Jiménez was a Cuban violin-cellist. He was the son of violinist Jose Julian Jiménez and brother of pianist and composer Lico Jiménez. His sisters Inés and Arcadia Jiménez were singers.-Life:...
and pianist Lico Jiménez. His daughters Inés and Arcadia Jiménez were singers.
Life
Jose Julian Jiménez was born in TrinidadTrinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
, Las Villas, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, the son of orchestra conductor Francisco Nicasio Jiménez. He studied with Luigi Arditi
Luigi Arditi
Luigi Arditi was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor.Arditi was born in Crescentino, Piemonte . He began his musical career as a violinist, and studied music at the Conservatory of Milan. He made his debut in 1843 as a director at Vercelli, and it was there that he was made an honorary...
in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, continued his studies in harmony, violin and piano in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, and later played violin in the Gewandhause Orchestra. With his sons, he formed one of the first all black ensembles, billed as "Das Negertrio", and successfully toured in Europe
Europe
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, the Americas
Americas
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and in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, both as a soloist and with the ensemble, playing mostly 19th-century Romantic
Romantic music
Romantic music or music in the Romantic Period is a musicological and artistic term referring to a particular period, theory, compositional practice, and canon in Western music history, from 1810 to 1900....
compositions. Jiménez also founded a Cuban dance band in 1849, and composed primarily danza
Danza
Danza is a musical genre that originated in Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. It is a popular turn-of-the-twentieth-century ballroom dance genre slightly similar to the waltz. Both the danza and its cousin the contradanza are sequence dances, performed to a pattern, usually of squares, to...
s and guaracha
Guaracha
The guaracha is a genre of Cuban popular music, of rapid tempo and with lyrics. The word had been used in this sense at least since the late 18th and early 19th century. Guarachas were played and sung in musical theatres and in low-class dance salons. They became an integral part of Bufo comic...
s. He died in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
.