Julio César Sanders

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Julio César Sanders
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Background information
BornFebruary 13, 1897
Quilmes, Argentina
DiedJune 10, 1942 (1942-06-11) (aged 45)
Quilmes, Argentina
Genrestango
Occupation(s)musician
Instrumentspiano
Years active1920–1942

Julio César Sanders (1897–1942) was an Argentine musician who made his career as a pianist and composer of tango.[1] He was the author of several famous tangos, including Adiós muchachos, composed in 1927 with .[2]

Biography[]

He was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, the son of Francisco Alberto Sanders and Paula del Valle, belonging to an Anglo Creole family.[3] He began his career as a pianist of the Argentine radio by the year 1920. His first worked as an author was "La Inglesita", composed in 1924.[4] He was also the author of "Viejo patio",[5] and "El Piano de los recuerdos", with lyrics of Enrique Cadícamo.[6]

His most well-known work Adiós muchachos, was recorded by Carlos Gardel,[7] Ignacio Corsini and Agustín Magaldi.[8] It also was included in Wonder Bar, a 1934 film directed by Lloyd Bacon.[9]

His paternal grandparents were Makinson William Sanders, born in England, and Anne Chartres, a piano teacher born in Ireland. The Sanders's settled with their children in the "English" neighborhood of Quilmes towards the end of the 1880s.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Parte3. 1941.
  2. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Volumen7. 1953.
  3. ^ Anuario del tango. Roberto Cassinelli, Raúl Outeda.
  4. ^ Todo es historia, Números 522-527. Honegger., 2011.
  5. ^ Discepolín y yo: Memorias transcriptas. Ediciones La Bastilla, 1973.
  6. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Parte 3. 1941.
  7. ^ Carlos Gardel: su vida y sus canciones. Centro Editorial de Estudios Musicales, 1991.
  8. ^ Las mejores letras de tango: antología de doscientas cincuenta letras, cada una con su historia. Héctor Ángel Benedetti.
  9. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1961.
  10. ^ Argentina, National Census, 1895. República Argentina.

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