Mariá Álvarez Rios Explained

Mariá Álvarez Rios (June 5, 1919  - December 6, 2010^[1]) was a Cuban composer, pianist and educator.

She was born in Tuinicú and studied music from a young age. She continued her studies at the University of Havana and the University of Michigan where she earned a doctorate in music. She wrote music to poems by Nicolás Guillén,^[2] José Martí, Félix Pita Rodríguez and Gabriela Mistral,^[1] and also wrote music for the stage; she was known for her contributions to children's music.^[3]

Selected works^[2]

• Abrazame amor, song
• Anda di, corazo'n, song
• Ya no me llamas, song
• La rosa y el ruiseñor, song
• Como se duele, song

Notes and References

1. Web site: 6 de Diciembre de 2010- Fallece la musicóloga, pianista y compositora María Álvarez Ríos . Radio Cadena Agramonte . es . 2015-06-04 . 2021-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829121019/https://www.cadenagramonte.cu/efemerides/ver/2010-fallece-la-musicologa-pianista-y-compositora-maria-lvarez-rios . dead .
2. Book: Ficher, Miguel . Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary . 29 . Schleifer, Martha Furman . Furman, John M . 2002 . 1461669111.
3. Book: Orovio, Helio . Cuban Music from A to Z . registration . Duke University Press . 13 . 2004 . 0822332124.