Carlos Anckermann Riera (10 March 1829 – 17 February 1909) was a Cuban musician, composer and teacher. Born in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorc ...

, Spain, he moved to

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

at the age of 18, where he played clarinet in a military band and violin at the

Tacón Theatre The Teatro Tacón (Tacón Theatre) opened in 1838 in Havana, Cuba. Its auditorium contained 2,750 seats. It was built by , a businessman from Barcelona who moved to Havana, and named after Miguel Tacón y Rosique, Governor of Cuba from 1834 to ...

. He taught at the

Hubert de Blanck Hubertus Christiaan (Hubert) de Blanck (June 14, 1856November 28, 1932Orovio HelioCuban Music from A to Z Duke University Press, 2003, ; p. 28) was a Dutch-born professor, pianist, and composer who spent the better part of his life in Cuba. Ear ...

Conservatory and recorded with pianist

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(1795–1848). He composed numerous religious pieces, such as the ''Gran Misa'', as well as chamber music,

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s and ''

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. His sons also became notable composers and musicians:

Jorge Anckermann Jorge Anckermann (22 March 1877 – 3 February 1941) was a Cuban pianist, composer and bandleader. Havana-born, he started in music at eight with his father. At age ten he was able to substitute in a trio. In 1892, he went to Mexico as music ...

(1877–1941) and

Fernando Anckermann Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Ge ...

(1890–1933).

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