Ciriaco de Jesús Alas
Ciriaco de Jesús Alas (April 7, 1866 in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, - 1952 in Sonsonate) was a Salvadoran musician and composer.
He studied the violin with and Juan Aberle, composer of the National Anthem of El Salvador, at the .[1] He also studied under the Dutchman Joseph Kessels. He served as professor of singing at the Central Institute of El Salvador. He was director of the Banda de La Unión, 1888-1890, and Banda del Regimiento de Sonsonate (Sonsonate Regiment Band) from 1901-1944. Among his works are "El maestro Irma", "Neo Cadina", "Rosita", "Fantasía sobre motivos de la Caballería Rusticana", "Fantasía sobre motivos de El Trobador", and "La coronación".[1]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Mayer-Serra, Otto (1947). Música y músicos de Latinoamérica (in Spanish). Editorial Atlante, S.A. p. 12.
Categories:
- Salvadoran musicians
- Salvadoran violinists
- Salvadoran composers
- Male composers
- 1866 births
- 1952 deaths
- People from Santa Tecla, El Salvador
- Salvadoran people stubs