Vicente Bianchi Alarcón (January 27, 1920 – September 24, 2018) was a Chilean composer, pianist, conductor, and orchestra and choir director. He received the Premio Nacional de Artes Musicales de Chile in 2016. He is remembered for composing music to accompany the poems of Pablo Neruda, and for his liturgical music, including the Chilean Mass (composed in 1964) and the Te Deum (1970–2000).[1][2][3][4]
Vicente Bianchi | |
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.jpg) Bianchi in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vicente Bianchi Alarcón |
| Born | January 27, 1920 Ñuñoa, Chile |
| Origin | Chile |
| Died | September 24, 2018 (aged 98) La Reina, Chile |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist, conductor |
| Years active | 1930–2018 |
References
edit- ^ "Vicente Bianchi". Musicapopular.cl. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "Muere Vicente Bianchi, Premio Nacional de Artes Musicales, a los 98 años". EMOL. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Vicente Bianchi Alarcón (1920-2018)". Memoria Chilena. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Vicente Bianchi Alarcón, una biografía musical y las implicancias de haber obtenido el Premio Nacional de Artes Musicales 2016". Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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