Carlos Moscardini
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Carlos Moscardini is an Argentine
composer
and guitarist
. He is professor of tango
guitar at the Gilardo Gilardi Conservatory of Music
and [Manuel de Falla] Conservatory of music Buenos Aires
.
Moscardini was born in Lomas de Zamora
, in the Gran Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
After winning the Soloist Prize for guitar at the first New Popular Music Meeting in his province, he recorded his first solo album, El corazon manda, on Epsa records. The album features compositions of his own and arrangements of famous Argentine folk music. His work won him the public admiration of the guitarist Juan Falù
.
Carlos Moscardini has performed throughout Argentina, Chile
, Brazil
, Norway
, Sweden
, Belgium
, Denmark
and Germany
. He has played with the band Nan at the Montreal Jazz Festival. In Japan, he performed over 50 concerts as The History of the Tango. The Buenos Aires Teatro San Martin appointed him composer and arranger. He has lectured on the interpretation of Argentine music at the Norges Musikhögskole in Oslo
, at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen
, and at the Académie de musique in Ghent
.
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...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
. He is professor of 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...
guitar at the Gilardo Gilardi Conservatory of Music
Gilardo Gilardi Conservatory of Music
Gilardo Gilardi Conservarory of Music is a music conservatory in La Plata, Argentina.Founded as Conservatorio de Música y Arte Escénico on 18 May 1949, this tertiary educational institution was the brainchild of the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera...
and [Manuel de Falla] Conservatory of music 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...
.
Moscardini was born in Lomas de Zamora
Lomas de Zamora
Lomas de Zamora is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located next to the border of Buenos Aires City and within the metropolitan area of Greater Buenos Aires.It is the capital of Lomas de Zamora Partido and has a population of 111,897....
, in the Gran Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
After winning the Soloist Prize for guitar at the first New Popular Music Meeting in his province, he recorded his first solo album, El corazon manda, on Epsa records. The album features compositions of his own and arrangements of famous Argentine folk music. His work won him the public admiration of the guitarist Juan Falù
Juan Falú
Alfredo Juan Falú is an Argentine classical guitarist and composer.He was born in Tucumán in 1948, and his uncle, Eduardo Falú, was by then an increasingly well-known folk guitarist...
.
Carlos Moscardini has performed throughout Argentina, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Norway
Norway
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, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Belgium
Belgium
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, Denmark
Denmark
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and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He has played with the band Nan at the Montreal Jazz Festival. In Japan, he performed over 50 concerts as The History of the Tango. The Buenos Aires Teatro San Martin appointed him composer and arranger. He has lectured on the interpretation of Argentine music at the Norges Musikhögskole in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, and at the Académie de musique in Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
.