Ernesto Lecuona Hand signed Check...Cuban Composer+Pianist...Composed 600+Pieces For Sale
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Ernesto Lecuona Hand signed Check...Cuban Composer+Pianist...Composed 600+Pieces:
$23.54
6 x 2.75 inches which is hand boldly in ballpoint pen..
Ernesto Lecuonay Casado(Spanishpronunciation:[eɾˈnesto leˈkwona]; August 6, 1895 – November 29, 1963) was aCubancomposer and pianist of worldwide fame. He composedover six hundred pieces, mostly in the Cuban vein, and was a pianist ofexceptional skill.His father wasCanarianand hismother was Cuban.
In1918 he collaborated with Luis Casas Romero, Moisés Simons, Jaime Prats, NiloMenéndez and Vicente Lanz in setting up a successfulplayer pianomusic roll factory in Cubaproducing Cuban music and also copies from masters made by QRS in the USA. Thebrand label was \"Rollo Autógrafo\"
María la O, Lecuona\'s zarzuela, premiered in Havana onMarch 1, 1930. He was a prolific composer of songs and music for stage andfilm. His works consisted ofzarzuela, Afro-Cuban and Cuban rhythms, suitesand many songs which are still very famous. They include “Siboney” (Canto Siboney), “Malagueña” and“The Breeze And I”(Andalucía). In 1942, his great hit, “Always in my heart” (Siempre enmi Corazón) was nominated for anAcademy Awardfor Best Song; however, itlost to “White Christmas”.Lecuona was a master of the symphonic form and conducted the Ernesto LecuonaSymphonic Orchestra, employing soloists including Cuban pianist andcomposerCarmelinaDelfín. The Orchestra performed in the Cuban Liberation Day ConcertatCarnegie HallonOctober 10, 1943. The concert included the world premiere of Lecuona\'sBlackRhapsody. Lecuona gave help and the use of his name to the popular touringgroup, theLecuona Cuban Boys,though he did not play as a member of the band. He did sometimes play pianosolos as the first item on the bill.
In1960, thoroughly unhappy with Castro\'s new régime, Lecuona moved toTampa, Floridaand lived on West OrientStreet inWest Tampawithhis relative, singer Esperanza Chediak. Lecuona lived his final years in theUSA, but while traveling in theCanary Islandsthree years later, he diedin the town ofSanta Cruz deTenerifeon November 29, 1963 as a result of an attack ofasthma, a disorder from which he had sufferedhis entire life.He was interred atGate of Heaven CemeteryinHawthorne,New York, but his will instructs that hisremains be repatriated once the current régime runs its course. A great deal ofLecuona\'s music was first introduced to mass American audiences byDesi Arnaz, a fellow Cuban andLucille Ball\'s spouse.
Ernestoand Ernestina\'s cousinMargarita Lecuonawas anotheraccomplished musician and composer. She was the author of the song \"Babalú\", made popular in the LatinAmerican world byMiguelito Valdés,and in the United States by Desi Arnaz (who, contrary to popular folklore,didnotwrite the song).
Lecuonawas included as a character in the novelThe Island ofEternal Love, by Miami-based Cuban writerDaína Chaviano, together with other importantnames in Cuban music.
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