Carlos López Puccio
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Carlos Alberto Daniel López Puccio (born October 9, 1946, in Rosario
, Santa Fe
, Argentina
) is a multi-instrumentalist musician, orchestral and choral conductor
, composer, arranger and one of the current members of Les Luthiers
.
After graduating from orchestral conducting in La Plata
, he was hired by Les Luthiers to play the fiddlecan (a violin made of tuna can), and famously learnt the repertoire in two days (around 1970). For the next season, he started a songwriting partnership with Jorge Maronna, and they penned 'Pieza en Forma de Tango'; he also composed 'Voglio Entrare Per la Finestra' (with libretto by Marcos Mundstock) and around June 1971 he was invited to be a group member rather than a paid collaborator.
During the first years in Les Luthiers, López-Puccio played other instruments such as cello, viola and percussion, and he often provided backing vocals. He also composed all the music for many pieces for the group, including 'Concierto de Mpkstroff' (which features group-mate Carlos Núñez Cortés as soloist) and 'Brotan und Gretchen'. He slowly gained notoriety scripting jokes for his groupmates as well as occasional song lyrics.
From 1979 onwards he also played piano, synthesiser and harmonica for several musical pieces, especially since Ernesto Acher left the group, and they started including electronic keyboards more often. He also became more and more involved as an actor, having several starring parts from the 80's onwards.
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
, Argentina
Argentina
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) is a multi-instrumentalist musician, orchestral and choral conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, composer, arranger and one of the current members of Les Luthiers
Les Luthiers
Les Luthiers is an Argentine comedy-musical group, very popular also in several other Spanish-speaking countries such as Paraguay, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela. They were formed in 1967 by Gerardo Masana, during the height of a period of very...
.
After graduating from orchestral conducting in La Plata
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
, he was hired by Les Luthiers to play the fiddlecan (a violin made of tuna can), and famously learnt the repertoire in two days (around 1970). For the next season, he started a songwriting partnership with Jorge Maronna, and they penned 'Pieza en Forma de Tango'; he also composed 'Voglio Entrare Per la Finestra' (with libretto by Marcos Mundstock) and around June 1971 he was invited to be a group member rather than a paid collaborator.
During the first years in Les Luthiers, López-Puccio played other instruments such as cello, viola and percussion, and he often provided backing vocals. He also composed all the music for many pieces for the group, including 'Concierto de Mpkstroff' (which features group-mate Carlos Núñez Cortés as soloist) and 'Brotan und Gretchen'. He slowly gained notoriety scripting jokes for his groupmates as well as occasional song lyrics.
From 1979 onwards he also played piano, synthesiser and harmonica for several musical pieces, especially since Ernesto Acher left the group, and they started including electronic keyboards more often. He also became more and more involved as an actor, having several starring parts from the 80's onwards.
Compositions for Les Luthiers
- Bolero de Mastropiero (with Maronna).
- Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras (with Ernesto AcherErnesto AcherErnesto Acher, born on October 9, 1939, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and orchestral conductor. He was a member of Les Luthiers between 1971 and 1986, where he worked as songwriter, actor, instrument designer, choir master, singer and played over thirty different...
and Jorge MaronnaJorge MaronnaJorge Maronna is an Argentine multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer, author and a founding member of the comedy-musical group Les Luthiers. Born August 1, 1948, in Bahía Blanca, he joined I Musicisti while still a teenager, and helped Gerardo Masana and Carlos Iraldi build the first informal...
). - Concierto de Mpkstroff (with some input from Núñez).
- Marcha de la conquista (with Maronna & Acher).
- Pieza en Forma de Tango (with Maronna).
- Serenata Mariachi (with Maronna & Mundstock).
- Si no fuera santiagueño (with Acher, Mundstock & Maronna).
- Voglio entrare per la finestra (music).
Performances
- Backing Vocals:
- Añoralgias (post-1986 versions)
- Bolero de los celos
- Bolero de Mastropiero
- Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras
- Cartas de color
- Educación sexual moderna
- El explicado
- El negro quiere bailar
- Fuga en Si-beria
- La gallina dijo eureka
- La hija de Escipión
- La tanda
- La vida es hermosa
- Lazy Daisy
- Marcha de la conquista
- Oi Gadóñaya
- Romance del joven conde, la sirena y el pájaro cucú. Y la oveja
- San Ictícola de los peces
- Si no fuera santiagueño
- Somos adolescentes mi pequeña
- Teorema de Thales
- Visita a la universidad de Wildstone
- Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
:- Bolero de los celos
- Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras
- Perdónala
- Contraguitarrone da gamba (hybrid of viola and acoustic guitar):
- Bolero de Mastropiero (1971 version)
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
:- Cartas de color
- Manuel Darío
- Miss Lilly Higgins sings shimmy in Mississippi's spring (Shimmy)
- Pepper Clemens sent the messenger: nevertheless the reverend left the herd (Ten step) (original versions)
- HarmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
:- Balada del séptimo regimiento
- Cartas de color
- Lo que el sheriff se contó
- Manuel Darío
- Sólo necesitamos
- Harmonium:
- La tanda
- Kazoo:
- Concierto de Mpkstroff
- El asesino misterioso
- Marcha de la conquista
- San Ictícola de los peces
- Latín (violin made of a tin can):
- Canción para moverse
- Concierto de Mpkstroff (non-symphonic versions)
- Cuarteto op. 44
- El beso de Ariadna
- Encuentro en el restaurante
- Enteteniciencia familiar
- Iniciación a las artes marciales
- La bella y graciosa moza
- La hora de la nostalgia
- La vida es hermosa
- Para Elisabeth
- Pepper Clemens sent the messenger: nevertheless the reverend left the herd (Ten step) (post-Acher versions)
- Pieza en forma de tango
- Serenata medio oriental
- Serenata tímida
- Sinfonia interrumpida
- Sonatas para latín y piano
- Una canción regia
- Vea esta noche
- Visita a la universidad de Wildstone
- Latin Bass-Drum:
- El regreso del indio
- El valor de la unidad
- Latin Percussion:
- Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras
- Lead Vocals:
- Bolero de los celos (one verse)
- Educación sexual moderna (one verse)
- El poeta y el eco (with Jorge Maronna)
- El regreso del indio (ending)
- El valor de la unidad (part)
- La vida es hermosa (part)
- Los jóvenes de hoy en día (with Jorge Maronna)
- Sólo necesitamos (with Jorge Maronna)
- Una canción regia (with Jorge Maronna)
- Maracas:
- Cartas de color
- La redención del vampiro
- PianoPianoThe 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...
:- Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras (post-Acher versions)
- La campana suonerà
- Las majas del bergantín ('81 and '86 versions)
- Pepper Clemens sent the messenger: nevertheless the reverend left the herd (Ten step) (post-Acher versions)
- Special Effects:
- El asesino misterioso (shoe-steps, screams)
- SynthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
:- A la playa con Mariana
- Daniel y el Señor
- El sendero de Warren Sánchez
- Fly Airways
- Fronteras de la ciencia
- Homenaje a Huesito Williams
- La hija de Escipión
- La hora de la nostalgia
- Serenata intimidatoria
- TriangleTriangle (instrument)The triangle is an idiophone type of musical instrument in the percussion family. It is a bar of metal, usually steel but sometimes other metals like beryllium copper, bent into a triangle shape. The instrument is usually held by a loop of some form of thread or wire at the top curve...
:- El asesino misterioso
- ViolaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
:- La princesa caprichosa
External links
- Short Bio (Spanish)