Gisela Hernández facts for kids
Gisela Hernández Gonzalo (born in 1912, died in 1971) was an important Cuban composer and music teacher. She worked closely with the government at the time, which helped her get support for her work in music education and composing. She was also part of a group called Grupo Minorista. This group wanted to add Afro-Cuban sounds and rhythms into bigger, more formal types of music.
Hernández taught music at the Hubert de Blanck Conservatory. With Olga De Blanck Martín, who was the director of the conservatory, she created a new way to teach music. This new system made big changes to how music was taught in Mexico. Gisela and Olga also started a publishing company called Ediciones de Blanck. Through this company, they helped publish important music by the composer Ignacio Cervantes.
What Kind of Music Did She Write?
Gisela Hernández often used sounds and rhythms from Afro-Cuban music in her compositions. This made her music unique and connected it to Cuban culture.
Some of her well-known songs are part of a group called Nueve canciones (Nine Songs). These songs use words from famous poets like Juan Ramón Jiménez, Dulce María Loynaz, and Federico García Lorca.
Here are a few examples of her works:
- Triptico (1967) – This is a group of three songs.
- Deprisa tierra, deprisa – A song with words by Juan Ramón Jiménez.
- Diálogo – A song with words by Dulce María Loynaz.
- Huerto de marzo – A song with words by Federico García Lorca.
- Mi corazón lo tragó el mar – A song with words by Mirta Aguirre Carreras.
- Tránsito – A song with words by Rabindranath Tagore.
Besides songs for solo singers, Hernández also wrote music for small groups of instruments (chamber music), for solo piano, for orchestras, and for choirs.
Her music has been recorded and can be found on CDs. One example is on the album Juana Zayas: A Treasury of Cuban Piano Classics.
See also
In Spanish: Gisela Hernández para niños
