Luis Gianneo facts for kids

Luis Gianneo (born January 9, 1897 – died August 15, 1968) was an important Argentine musician. He was a composer, a pianist, and a conductor. He also taught music to many students who became famous composers themselves. Some of his students include Ariel Ramirez, Juan Carlos Zorzi, and Marta Lambertini. Luis Gianneo helped start the Youth Orchestra of Radio Nacional. He also co-founded the Symphonic Orchestra of Tucumán.

A Leading Argentine Composer

Luis Gianneo is known as one of Argentina's most important composers. He joined a group called the Grupo renovación in 1931. This group wanted to bring new ideas to music. Gianneo wrote almost 100 musical pieces. He wrote music for nearly every type of musical group, except for opera.

His Musical Style Changed Over Time

When he first started composing, Gianneo was inspired by the local culture and nature of northwest Argentina. His early music often sounded like the traditional music of the area.

Later, after joining the Grupo renovación, his music style changed. He started using a neoclassical approach. This meant his music became more structured and clear, like older classical music, but with a modern twist.

In 1960, he traveled to Europe. There, he met other famous composers like Goffredo Petrassi and Luigi Dallapiccola. They showed him new types of music that were very modern and experimental. This made Gianneo change his style again. In his later works, he started using sounds that were more "dissonant." This means the notes sometimes sounded clashing or unusual, not always smooth and harmonious. He also used a technique called "serialism," which is a special way of organizing notes in music.

Remembering Luis Gianneo

Fifty years after Luis Gianneo passed away, special concerts were held to honor him. In August 2018, two concerts took place at the famous Teatro Colón in Argentina. A group called the Cuarteto Gianneo performed all of his works for string quartet for the very first time. This included his four string quartets, a piece called Three Creole Pieces, and Four Incaicos Songs.

Some of His Works

Luis Gianneo wrote many different kinds of music. Here are some of his well-known pieces:

• Suite (1933)
• El Tarco en Flor (1930)
• Pampeanas
• Turay-Turay (1927)
• Tres piezas criollas for string quartet (1936)
• Cuarteto Criollo No. 1 for strings (1936)
• Obertura para una Comedia Infantil (Overture for a Children's Comedy) (1937)
• Sonatina (1938)
• Cinco pequeñas piezas (Five Small Pieces) (1938)
• Concertino-Serenata (1938)
• Sonata No. 2 for piano (1943)
• Concierto Aymará for violin and orchestra (1942)
• Cuarteto Criollo No. 2 for strings (1948)
• Improvisación (1948)
• Variaciones sobre un tema de tango (Variations on a Tango Theme)
• String Quartet No. 3 (1952)
• Piano Sonata No. 3 (1957)
• Seis Bagatelas (Six Bagatelles) (1957–1959)
• String Quartet No. 4 (1963)
• Antífona, a symphony
• Agnus Dei, a cantata (a type of vocal music)
• Poema de la Saeta
• Obertura del Sesquicentenario

See also

In Spanish: Luis Gianneo para niños