Alberto Castilla
Alberto Castilla Buenaventura (Bogotá 9 April 1878 – Ibagué 10 June 1937),[1] was a Colombian composer. He was born in Bogotá. He was also an engineer, journalist, poet, writer, mathematician and musician. He founded the Conservatory of Tolima in 1906.[2]
He composed the famous instrumental "Bunde Tolimense" to which Nicanor Velásquez added verses to create what is now the Hymn of the Tolima Department.
References
[edit]- ↑ Miller, Terry, and Sean Williams. Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 4). 4. Routledge; Har/Com edition (April 1998), 1998. Print.
- ↑ "Alberto Castilla Buenaventura y el 'Bunde tolimense' (in Spanish), Radio Nacional de Colombia, 2 April 2018".
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