Friday, March 2, 2012

Moisés Moleiro



                Born March, 28 1904 Moisés Moleiro was a pianist and composer of both piano and choir works.  Moleiro began his studies at age 6 with Manuel Martín Sansón.  At age 20, he embarked on a four year program at the School of Music and Declamation in Caracas, where he was under the instruction of the widely celebrated piano teacher, Salvador Narciso Llamozas.  At age 27, Moleiro began performing at public piano recitals.


                The lasting impression left by Moisés Moleiro is seen in the way in which his compositions continue to be celebrated, performed and recorded by contemporary Venezuelan musicians.  As a founder of the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra, he composed works that have developed into staples of Venezuelan choirs. Additionally, Moleiro founded significant musical institutions, which continue to thrive and educate budding musicians and vocalists.  Along with José Antonio Calcaño and Juan Bautista Plaza, Moleiro founded the Orfeón Lamas, which is heralded as the first mixed choir of its kind in the country. And in his early 30s, Moleiro was part of a team of musicians that founded the Venezuelan National Music School.  Teaching was also a passion of the composer, as he spent over 40 years as a professor of Piano Theory and Music Theory at the School of Music and Declamation, where he received his education. Moliero died June 18, 1979.

Discography of major works:

Bells (1930)
Pastorale(1931)
Towards the Chimera (1931)
May Flower (1933)
Verses Field in April (1933)
Butterfly Winter (1933)
Compae Facundo (1933)
Siesta (1933)
Joropo (1944)

References:
http://caibco.ucv.ve/caibco/vitae/VitaeDos/MedicinaArte/FedericoMoleiro/paginas/sangre.htm
http://www.last.fm/music/Mois%C3%A9s+Moleiro
http://uboston.naxosmusiclibrary.com.ezproxy.lib.umb.edu/composer/btm.asp?composerid=71799
http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com.ezproxy.lib.umb.edu/subscriber/article/grove/music/46795?q=Mois%C3%A9s+Moleiro&search=quick&source=omo_gmo&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit

Images:
http://www.last.fm/music/Mois%C3%A9s+Moleiro

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