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Alirio Díaz (born November 12, 1923) is a Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
n classical guitar
Classical guitar

The classical guitar, also known as the "Spanish guitar", and in more recent times as the "nylon string guitar" ? is a plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones....
ist.

The eighth of eleven children, Díaz was born in Caserio La Candelaria, a small village near Carora
Carora

Carora is a town in Lara State, Venezuela, on the Morere River, a branch of the Tocuyo River. It is about 54 miles southwest of Barquisimeto. Carora was founded twice....
 in western Venezuela. From childhood he showed a great interest in music. At age 16 he ran away from home to Carora, where he sought better schooling. He later went to Trujillo, in the Venezuelan Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
, and studied saxophone
Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-Bore transposing instrument musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a Single-reed instrument mouthpiece similar to the clarinet....
 and clarinet
Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word clarino meaning a particular type of trumpet, as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet....
 under Laudelino Mejías
Laudelino Mejías

Laudelino Mej?as, b. , d. , was a Venezuelan composer, best known for the Venezuelan waltz Conticinio....
 while working as a typesetter in a newspaper.






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Alirio Díaz (born November 12, 1923) is a Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
n classical guitar
Classical guitar

The classical guitar, also known as the "Spanish guitar", and in more recent times as the "nylon string guitar" ? is a plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones....
ist.

The eighth of eleven children, Díaz was born in Caserio La Candelaria, a small village near Carora
Carora

Carora is a town in Lara State, Venezuela, on the Morere River, a branch of the Tocuyo River. It is about 54 miles southwest of Barquisimeto. Carora was founded twice....
 in western Venezuela. From childhood he showed a great interest in music. At age 16 he ran away from home to Carora, where he sought better schooling. He later went to Trujillo, in the Venezuelan Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
, and studied saxophone
Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-Bore transposing instrument musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a Single-reed instrument mouthpiece similar to the clarinet....
 and clarinet
Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word clarino meaning a particular type of trumpet, as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet....
 under Laudelino Mejías
Laudelino Mejías

Laudelino Mej?as, b. , d. , was a Venezuelan composer, best known for the Venezuelan waltz Conticinio....
 while working as a typesetter in a newspaper. He also studied English and typewriting before going to Caracas
Caracas

Caracas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Coastal Range, Venezuela....
 in 1945 to study the guitar at the Escuela Superior de Musica José Ángel Lamas
José Angel Lamas

The Jos? Angel Lamas Municipality is one of the 18 Municipalities of Venezuela that makes up the Venezuelan state of Aragua and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 33,513....
 under Raul Borges
Raul Borges

Ra?l Borges Requena was a renowned Venezuelan pedagogue, classical guitar and composer, mentor of several generations of Venezuelan guitarists....
.

In 1950 the Venezuelan Government awarded him a scholarship to continue his guitar studies in Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, under Regino Sainz de la Maza
Regino Sainz de la Maza

Regino Sainz de la Maza y Ruiz was a Spain classical guitarist.At age ten, he got his first guitar and started his musical studies with Santiago Landache , Jos? Nicol?s Quesada , and Eugenio Rodr?guez Pascual ....
. That same year he performed his first guitar concert in Europe. In 1951 he went to Siena
Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site....
 (Italy), seeking to study with Andrés Segovia
Andrés Segovia

Andr?s Torres Segovia, 1st Marquess of Salobre?a was a Spain classical guitarist born in Linares, Ja?n, Spain. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures of the classical guitar in the beginning and mid 20th century....
. There he impressed Segovia greatly with his flawless technique and extensive repertoire. Three years later, he progressed to become the assistant and substitute to Segovia, and started performing in some of the most prestigious concert halls of Europe.

In 1961, Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo
Joaquín Rodrigo

Joaqu?n Rodrigo Vidre was a composer of european classical music and a virtuoso pianist. Despite being blind from an early age, he achieved great success....
's piece Invocación y Danza, dedicated to Alirio Díaz, won the First Prize at the Coupe International de Guitare, awarded by the Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF). In turn, Díaz obliged and the next year performed this very difficult solo piece. Due to its many complexities, this particular work is very seldom performed. This was the first of many composition
Musical composition

Musical composition is:* an original piece of music* the musical form of a musical piece* the process of creating a new piece of music...
s subsequently dedicated to Alirio Díaz.

Alirio Díaz has performed all over the world combining baroque
Baroque

In the the arts, the Baroque was a Western cultural Epoch , starting roughly at the beginning of the 17th century in Rome, Italy. It was exemplified by drama and grandeur in Baroque sculpture, Baroque painting, literature, Baroque dance, and Baroque music....
 music with the works of modern Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
n composers, such as Lauro
Antonio Lauro

Antonio Lauro was a Venezuelan musician, considered to be one of the foremost South American composers for the Classical guitar in the 20th century....
, Sojo
Vicente Emilio Sojo

Vicente Emilio Sojo was a Venezuelan musicologist, educator and composer, born in Guatire, Miranda ....
 and Barrios Mangoré
Agustín Barrios

Agust?n P?o Barrios, , born May 5, 1885, in Misiones, Paraguay died August 7, 1944 in San Salvador, El Salvador, was an eminent Paraguayan classical guitar and composer....
. He currently teaches in Rome and performs in concert with his son Senio. During the European winter, he usually returns to Venezuela to his native town, La Candelaria. For several years, a guitar contest named Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Alirio Díaz has been held in his honor in Caracas
Caracas

Caracas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Coastal Range, Venezuela....
 and other cities in Venezuela (the April 2006 contest was held in Carora), where he often makes appearances.

See also


  • Venezuela
    Venezuela

    Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
  • Venezuelan music
  • Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition
    Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition

    The "Michele Pittaluga" International Classical Guitar Competition is an annual music competition for young classical guitarists held in Alessandria, Italy....
     founded with his support


External links

  • www.aliriodiaz.org
  • at
  • at
  • by Milagros Socorro


Recordings

  • (Oviatt Library Digital Collections)