Eduardo Sainz de la Maza (5 January 1903 – 5 December 1982) was a Spanish composer. Born in

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, he was brother of Regino Sainz de la Maza. Composing for the

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, some of his notable works include the suite '' Platero y yo'' for guitar, and ''Campanas del alba''. He died in

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Selected compositions

Guitar solo *''Homenaje a la guitarra'' (Paris: Éditions Françaises de Musique, 1962) *''Campanas del alba'' (Madrid: Unión Musical Española, 1963) *''Platero y yo'' (Madrid: Unión Musical Española, 1972) *''Laberinto''. Critical edition by José Manuel González (Valencia: Piles, 2011)

Bibliography

Thomas Schmitt: ''Eduardo Sáinz de la Maza: Guitarrista – profesor – compositor'' (Logroño: Ediciones El Gato Murr, 2012).

References

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