Composers : Leo Brouwer

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No. Song Name No.of pages Transcription by MIDI
1 Berceuse Cancion De Cuna 3    
2 Canticum : I Eclosion 2    
3 Canticum : II Ditirambo 1    
4 Danza Caracteristica 3    
5 Elogio De La Danza : I Lento 2    
6 Elogio De La Danza : II Obstinato 3    
7 Etudes Simples No1-5 4    
8 Etudes Simples No6-10 5    
9 Fuga No1 3    
10 Guajira Criolla 1    
11 Les Yeux Sorciers 2    
12 Tres Apuntes : I De el Homenaje a Falla 2    
13 Tres Apuntes : II De Unfragmento Instrumental 1    
14 Tres Apuntes : III Sobre Un Canto De Bulgaria 3    
15 Zapateo 1    

Leo Brouwer (born March 1, 1939) is a Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor.

Brouwer was born in Havana, and went to the United States to study music at the University of Hartford and later at the Juilliard School, where he was taught composition by Stefan Wolpe. Brouwer's early works show the influence of Cuban folk music, but during the 1960s and 70s, he became interested in the music of modernist composers such as Luigi Nono and Iannis Xenakis, using indeterminacy in works such as Sonograma I. Other works from this period include the guitar pieces Canticum (1968), La espiral eterna (1971), Parábola (1973) and Tarantos (1974). More recently, Brouwer's works have started leaning towards tonality and modality. The solo guitar works El Decamerón Negro (1981) the Sonata (1990; for Julian Bream) and Paisaje cubano con campanas (1996) exemplify this tendency.

Brouwer has held a number of official posts in Cuba, including the directorship of the Cinema Institute of Cuba's music department. Among his works are a large number of solo guitar pieces, several guitar concertos and over forty film scores. Leo Brouwer is involved in the Concurso y Festival Internacional de Guitarra de la Habana.

Guitar Concertos

* Double concerto for two guitars

Trivia

The sixth of his Etudes Simples was quoted by heavy metal guitarist Randy Rhoads (when he was working with Ozzy Osbourne) as the introduction to the song "Diary of a Madman".

External links

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