Alberto Domínguez (composer)
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Alberto Domínguez | |
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 Alberto Domínguez in 1941 | |
| Born | 21 April 1913 San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Died | 2 September 1975 (aged 62) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Marimbist and composer |
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Alberto Domínguez Borrás (San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, 21 April 1913 – Mexico City, 2 September 1975) was a Mexican marimbist and composer.[1] He began his career in a marimba ensemble, Los Hermanos Domínguez.[2] His most famous songs, both from 1939, are "Frenesi" and "Perfidia".[3]
Songs
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 You may listen to Dominguez's "Perfidia" performed by Xavier Cugat conducting his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra in 1939 here on archive.org |
- "Frenesi" (1939)
- "Perfidia" (1939)
- "A Rendezvous In Rio" (Xavier Cugat, 1941)
- "Un Momento" (Enric Madriguera, 1941)
- "Ranchero Soy" / "Al Son De La Marimba" (Rafael Medina, 1942)[4]
- "Vamos A La Guerra" (Martin Y Malena, 1942)
- "Mala Noche" (Carlos Ramírez, 1943)
- "Juntos" (Eduardo Alexander, 1945)
- "Maybe Love Is Nothing But An Illusion" (Benny de Weille, 1949)
- "Bad Thoughts" (Lolita Garrido, 1949)
- "I've Been Waiting A Lifetime" (The Four Aces, 1953)
- "Amor Que Muere" (Lupita Palomera, 1957)
- "Humanidad" (Fernando Rosas and the Orchestra of Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, 1958)
References
[edit]- ^ Miguel Ficher, Martha Furman Schleifer, John M. Furman, Latin American Classical Composers: a biographical dictionary, 1996: "Dominguez, Alberto, Mexican composer; b. 21 Apr 1913, Chiapas, Mexico; d. 2 Sep 1975, Mexico City, Mexico".
- ^ John Shepherd, Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. 2003, p. 385: "In Mexico, one of the foremost representatives of the connection between popular music and the marimba is the composer/marimbist Alberto Dominguez. He began his career in his family marimba ensemble, the legendary Los Hermanos Dominguez...."
- ^ Dominguez, Alberto (1939). Perfidia: canción. New York: Southern Music. OCLC 70080033. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
De la pelicula de William Rowland 'Perfidia' con Maria Teresa Montoya, Marina Tamayo, Domingo Soler, Magda Haller, Ramon Vallarino, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma y Maria Calvo. Distribuida por RKO Radio Pictures.
- ^ "Al son de la marimba". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Steve Huey, "Alberto Dominguez", AllMusic.
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