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Ginastera

American  
[hee-nahs-te-rah] / ˌhi nɑsˈtɛ rɑ /

noun

  1. Alberto 1916–83, Argentine composer.


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Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera wrote a guitar sonata for Mr. Barbosa-Lima, which he performed for the first time in Washington in 1976.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2022

These concerts highlight the dedication of local student musicians and the resilience of the human spirit with works by Kodály, Beach, Barber, Vivaldi, Mozart, Pärt, Ginastera and Stravinsky.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021

On Friday afternoon, as part of Concerts at One, the impressive guitarist Eliot Fisk plays solo works by Ginastera, Berio, Robert Beaser and John Corigliano.

From New York Times • May 19, 2016

Our usually cozy Copland took his rightful place as both the true contemporary of his thornier friend, Ginastera, and the antecedent of young composers like Mr. Norman, 36.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2016

Before it are two startling L.A. works that surround a pummeling Argentine piano concerto by Alberto Ginastera.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2016

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