Enrique Saborido
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Enrique Saborido was an Uruguay
an tango
pianist, composer and dance teacher, who also played violin.
to parents who moved to Buenos Aires
when he was four years old, and he eventually adopted Argentine
citizenship. His Spanish
parents noticed his musical predisposition and tried to encourage it by sending him to violin
and piano
classes. He abandoned his studies, however, and entered the work force, first in a bookshop, until 1892, and later in the office of the Director of the San Martín Theatre for a period of 15 years.
He began composing tango
pieces during this interim. His first success was La morocha, which sold 280,000 copies following its 1905 recording, and was one of the first tango
songs known outside Argentina. The wife of noted Paris
ian tenor
Jean de Reszke
invited Saborido to perform for high society audiences, and Saborido came into demand as a tango dance
instructor.
He returned to Buenos Aires following the outbreak of World War I
in 1914, and became a public administration employee. He married Urbana Ruiz and settled the resiential Villa Devoto
section of Buenos Aires (a daughter, Rosario, became the namesake for his last composition). Saborido made a last public appearance as a performer on the radio, in 1932, and he died at his desk at the War Ministry in Buenos Aires, on September 19, 1941.
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
pianist, composer and dance teacher, who also played violin.
Background and early life
He was born in MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
to parents who moved to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
when he was four years old, and he eventually adopted Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
citizenship. His Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
parents noticed his musical predisposition and tried to encourage it by sending him to violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
classes. He abandoned his studies, however, and entered the work force, first in a bookshop, until 1892, and later in the office of the Director of the San Martín Theatre for a period of 15 years.
He began composing tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
pieces during this interim. His first success was La morocha, which sold 280,000 copies following its 1905 recording, and was one of the first tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
songs known outside Argentina. The wife of noted Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
ian tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Jean de Reszke
Jean de Reszke
Jean de Reszke, born Jan Mieczyslaw, , was a Polish tenor. Renowned internationally for the high quality of his singing and the elegance of his bearing, he became the biggest male opera star of the late 19th century....
invited Saborido to perform for high society audiences, and Saborido came into demand as a tango dance
Tango (dance)
Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after....
instructor.
He returned to Buenos Aires following the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in 1914, and became a public administration employee. He married Urbana Ruiz and settled the resiential Villa Devoto
Villa Devoto
Villa Devoto is a barrio or district in the northern part of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the area defined by Campana, San Martín avenue, Francisco Beiró avenue, Joaquín V. González, Baigorria, Lope de Vega Avenue and General Paz Avenue...
section of Buenos Aires (a daughter, Rosario, became the namesake for his last composition). Saborido made a last public appearance as a performer on the radio, in 1932, and he died at his desk at the War Ministry in Buenos Aires, on September 19, 1941.
Compositions
- Dora (waltzWaltzThe waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
) - Rosario.
- La morocha
- Felicia
- El Pochocho
- Berlina de novios
- Don Paco
- El señor Leiva
- Mosca muerta
- Coraceros del 9º
- Pegué la vuelta
- Ingratitud
- La hija de la morocha
- Caras y Caretas
- Papas fritas a Federación
- Ortensia
- Qué hacés de noche
- Boteshare
- Prendé la vela
- Martín
- Reclutamiento
- El cantor del callejón (music and lyrics)
- Al otro lado del arroyo
- Queja gaucha
- Náufragos
- Angustia
- Metele Catriel que es polka (polkaPolkaThe polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
) - Baquiano pa elegir
- Caña quemada
- Fierro viejo
- Que sea feliz
- Rezongos postreros
- Caridad (waltz)
- Reliquia santa (waltz)
- Mi soberana (zamba).