Rodolfo Arizaga (July 11, 1926 – May 12, 1985) was an

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composer. Arizaga was born in

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, where he studied composition at the National Conservatory under

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, and Teodoro Fuchs; he also studied

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at the National University. After touring

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in 1950, he went to

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in 1954 and studied under

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and

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. Here, he also began experimenting with the

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, and composed several works for the instrument. Returning to Argentina in 1960, he taught at Buenos Aires University and worked as music critic for journals and newspapers. He died in Escobar,

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Works

*''Poema de invierno'' for violin and piano, 1944 *''Sonatina'' for piano, 1944–45 *''Jaquinot'', Ballet, 1945 *''Dos corales'', 1945 *''Suite para piano'', 1945 *''Sonata'' for piano, 1946 *''Toccata'' for piano, 1947 *''Pequeño vals en tono gris'', 1948 *''Sonatina'' for piano, 1948 *''Bailable Real'' for orchestra, 1948 *''Délires'', Cantata, 1954–57; rev. 1970 *''Serranillas de la infanzona'' for piano, 1957 *''Sonata Breve'' for piano and Ondes Martenot, 1958 *''El organillo'' for Ondes Martenot, 1958 *''Piezas epigramáticas'' for piano, 1961 *''Prometeo 45'', Poema Dramático, 1962 *''Concierto para piano'', 1963 *''Tientos para Santa María'', 1965 *''Música para Cristóbal Colón'' for orchestra, 1968 *''String Quartet No. 1'', 1968 *''Ciaccona'' for viola solo, 1969 *''El ombligo de los limbos, la momia y una encuesta'', 1969 *''String Quartet No. 2''

Writings

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'', 1963 *''Enciclopedia de la Música Argentina'', 1971 *R. Arizaga, Pompeyo Camps, ''Historia de la Música en la Argentina'', 1990,

External links

Mr Rodolfo Arizaga
UNESCO Knowledge Portal *
Roberto Espinosa: ''Rodolfo Arizaga: El sonido por el sonido mismo.''
mundoclasico.com *
Arizaga, Rodolfo (1926-1985)
Grupo de pesquisa em práticas interpretativas
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