Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt (born August 26, 1925 in Temuco, Chile) is a Chilean composer.

Becerra-Schmidt has lived in Germany since 1973 and taught at Oldenburg university since 1974. Becerra has been the most prolific Chilean composer. His catalogue includes hundreds of compositions that goes from the most traditional to the most avant-garde, from popular songs to large scale cantatas, symphonies and oratorios.

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

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

* [http://www.gbecerrasc.scd.cl official website]

Media


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt — Jorge Urrutia y Gustavo Becerra con Igor Stravinsky, 1960 Nombre …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt — (* 25. August 1925 in Temuco, Cautín; † 3. Januar 2010 in Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Deutschland) war ein chilenischer Komponist und Musikpädagoge. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Becerra — est un patronyme pouvant désigner: Patronyme Alberto Becerra (né en 1979), footballeur mexicain Álvaro Gómez Becerra (1771 1855), homme politique espagnol Ángela Becerra (née en 1957), romancière colombienne Camilo Becerra (né en 1980), nageur… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Becerra — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Ángela Becerra (* 1957), kolumbianische Autorin Edwin Becerra (* 1981), venezolanischer Radrennfahrer Elson Becerra (1978–2006), kolumbianischer Fußballspieler Gaspar Becerra (1520–1570), spanischer Maler …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gustavo — is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gustav. [cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/gustavo |title=Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Gustavo |publisher=Behind the Name |accessdate=2008 05 17] It may refer to: People Art… …   Wikipedia

  • Schmidt — mit den Varianten Schmitt, Schmitz, Schmid, Schmidl, Schmidli, Schmidtke, Schmied und Smid/Smidt ist ein häufiger deutscher Familienname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft 2 Häufigkeit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Oscar Schmidt — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Schmidt. Cet article concerne le joueur de basket ball brésilien. Pour le naturaliste allemand, voir Eduard Oscar Schmidt …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liste der Biografien/Bec — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of Chile-related topics — This is a list of topics related to Chile. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar.Chile* ChileArchaeological sites of Chile* Easter Island * Monte VerdeEaster Island* Aku Aku …   Wikipedia

  • La vida contra la muerte — Álbum recopilatorio de Quilapayún Publicación 2005 Género(s) Folclore latinoamericano, Nueva Canción Chilena, Canción protesta Formato CD …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”