Alberto Castilla Explained

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 Bunde of Tolima instrumental music to which Nicanor Velásquez added verses to create what is now the Hymn of the Tolima Department.

References

• Miller, Terry, and Sean Williams. Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 4). 4. Routledge; Har/Com edition (April 1998), 1998. Print.

Notes and References

1. Miller, Terry, and Sean Williams. Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 4). 4. Routledge; Har/Com edition (April 1998), 1998. Print.
2. Web site: Alberto Castilla Buenaventura y el 'Bunde tolimense' (in Spanish), Radio Nacional de Colombia, 2 April 2018.