Marta Canales facts for kids

Marta Canales Pizarro (born July 17, 1893 – died December 6, 1986) was a talented musician from Chile. She was a violinist, a leader of choirs, and a composer. Marta was born in Santiago, Chile. She started playing the violin at a very young age. When she was just eleven years old, she performed a famous piece called the "Concerto" by Felix Mendelssohn.

Marta and her brothers formed a music group that played together from 1916 to 1920. After she stopped performing as a violinist, she began to study how to compose music with a teacher named Luigi Stefano Giarda. She then spent her life creating her own music and leading choirs. Marta Canales Pizarro passed away in Santiago when she was 93 years old.

Marta's Musical Creations

Marta Canales Pizarro wrote many different kinds of music. Here are some of her important works:

• "Marta y María" (1929): This was a large musical story called an oratorio. It was written for singers, a choir, an organ, and a string orchestra.
• "Misa de Eucaristía" (1930): A type of church music called a Mass, written for four mixed voices, a choir, and a string orchestra.
• "Misa de Navidad" (1930): Another Mass, this one for Christmas, for a mixed choir of four voices and an orchestra.
• "Misa en estilo gregoriano" (1933): A Mass written in the old Gregorian chant style, for voice and organ.
• "Madrigales Teresianos" (1933): A collection of twelve choral songs for four mixed voices, based on poems by St. Teresa of Jesus.
• "Himnos y cantos sacros en estilo gregoriano" (1936–1940): Hymns and sacred songs in Gregorian style, for voice and organ.
• "Elevación": A musical poem for organ, harp, and string orchestra.
• "Cuatro canciones de cuna": Four lullabies for four voice choirs.
• "Dos canciones": Two songs for four equal voices.
• "Cantares Chilenos" (1946): A collection of ten Chilean folk tunes, arranged for equal voices in choirs.
• "Villancicos" (1946): A collection of fifty traditional Christmas songs from different countries, arranged for four equal voices in choirs.

See Also

You can find more information about Marta Canales in Spanish here: Marta Canales para niños