Teodoro Valcárcel

Teodoro Valcárcel (17 October 1900 – 20 March 1942) was a Peruvian classical composer.

Born in Puno, Valcárcel studied at the Milan Conservatory, and was a pupil in Barcelona of Felipe Pedrell. He returned in 1920 to his native country, settling in Lima. Eight years later, he won a national prize in composition, at the same time receiving a gold medal from the government of Lima for his efforts in the study of local folk music. He returned to Europe in 1929, and the following year a concert consisting entirely of his music was heard in Paris.[1] Valcárcel was a mestizo,[2] and his music features Andean elements heavily.[3] He published a number of collections of folk songs; original works include two ballets, a violin concerto, a variety of other orchestral pieces, and several chamber works; he also composed 3 ensayos for an ensemble of indigenous instruments. Valcárcel died in Lima. He was the uncle of composer Edgar Valcárcel.[1]

References
  1. Nicolas Slonimsky (1988). The Concise Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Schirmer Books. p. 1285. ISBN 978-0-02-872411-9.
  2. Béhague, Gerard (2006). "Indianism in Latin American Art-Music Composition of the 1920s to 1940s: Case Studies from Mexico, Peru, and Brazil". Latin American Music Review / Revista de Música Latinoamericana. 27 (1): 28–37. doi:10.1353/lat.2006.0016. JSTOR 4121693. S2CID 191297276. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via JSTOR.
  3. Janet Sturman (26 February 2019). The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications. pp. 1684–. ISBN 978-1-4833-1774-8.
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