| Juan Vicente Torrealba | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 20, 1917  Caracas, Venezuela |
| Genre(s) | Venezuelan popular music |
| Occupation(s) | musician, harp executant, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Llanera harp |
| Associated acts | Los Torrealberos |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Guitar | |
Juan Vicente Torrealba Pérez (born February 20, 1917) in Caracas, Venezuela, is a Venezuelan harpist and composer of popular music. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Several styles of traditional Venezuelan music, such as salsa and merengue are common to its Caribbean A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more
Although born on the outskirts of Caracas, the family moved while he was very young to a ranch in Camaguán, Guárico. "Guárico" redirects here see also Guárico River. Estado Guárico is one of the 23 states ''(estados'' into which The poverty of the family and the region were such that he worked as a sharecropper, and did not complete his primary education. Restless, he took up the guitar, and by the age of 18 was giving public recitals, his style showing a strong Cuban influence. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Feeling that he would never reach the standard to which he aspired, particularly after hearing Rodrigo Riera, he moved to Caracas and took employment as a bookkeeper in a newspaper. Rodrigo Riera (1923 - 1999 was a Venezuelan guitarist and Composer.
It was in Caracas that he took up the arpa llanera, (i. e. the plains, or Venezuelan, harp), under the tutelage of Ignacio Figueredo. The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. Ignacio Figueredo was born in Algarrobito ( Apure State) July 31, 1899, and died in San Fernando de Apure ( Apure State In 1947 he formed his own group, The Torrealberos, along with his brother Arturo, his nephew Santana Torrealba Leon, and vocalist Ángel Custodio Loyola. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ángel Custodio Loyola ( September 4, 1926 – September 24, 1985) was a Venezuelan singer and composer better known for being With this band, he was able to earn a living playing at social functions. He began writing music the following year, among his earliest compositions being Las Caricias de Cristina (Cristina's Caresses) and Concierto en la Llanura (Concert in the Plain) (1948). Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. With the help of pianist María Luisa Escobar the band started recording, but sometime later (apparently over a dispute as to whether tips were for the singer or the band leader) Loyola left the group, and since then a number of vocalists have been contracted by the Torrealberos. The reputation of the group, and its traditional repertoire, spread beyond Venezuela, and by the 1960s they were touring in Europe and the U.S., as well as throughout Latin America. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
His first collaboration with a full orchestra came with the 1971 album Rapsodia Llanera, and he continued to adapt his music, with the addition of keyboards and electronic amplification, and collaboration with musicians from Italy and Japan, as well as other Latin American countries, his music diversified. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. He disbanded Los Torrealberos temporarily in 1978 to form a dance orchestra, Juan Vicente Torrealba and his Super Beat 80, but this project only released one eponymous album. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Thereafter, his band work took second place behind his solo career and playing alongside symphony orchestras, until he retired, complaining that his record company was not doing enough to promote his work, in 1986. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
In retirement, he has pursued interests in painting and photography.
Legacy
Torrealba made some 130 recordings, and wrote more than 300 compositions. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He has received 45 national and international awards and was nominated among the 100 top Latin American Personalities of the twentieth century, also was designated honorary professor of the Military Academy of Venezuela and Cultural Heritage of Universal Music by the government of Meta Department in Colombia. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. At the Mexican city of Xalapa there is a plaza, a street and a park with his name. Xalapa or Jalapa is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Plaza ( / latin america) is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban Public space, such as a City square. On May 10, 2007, the Luis Alfonzo Larrain foundation, made at the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, a tribute to this Venezuelan, by his trajectory and 90th anniversary, like bastion of the Venezuelan traditions. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex ( Complejo Cultural Teresa Carreño) or more commonly the Teresa Carreño Theater ( Teatro Teresa Carreño) is one
See also
External links
- Juan Vicente Torrealba Discography (partial)
- Juan Vicente Torrealba Songs lyrics (Torrealba did not compose the lyrics)