Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon
Encyclopedia
Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon (1953- ) is a classical guitarist
and composer
. He was born in La Paz
, Bolivia
of European parents and studied guitar and composition in Israel
, Spain
and Portugal
as well as in South America. He taught at the Berlin Academy of Music from 1980 to 1992. He now lives in Curitiba
, Brazil
.
In addition to advanced concert repertoire, he has written a number of pieces for beginning and intermediate guitar students, some of which have been included in various collections of student repertoire.
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
and 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...
. He was born in La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
of European parents and studied guitar and composition in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Spain
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...
and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
as well as in South America. He taught at the Berlin Academy of Music from 1980 to 1992. He now lives in Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, 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...
.
In addition to advanced concert repertoire, he has written a number of pieces for beginning and intermediate guitar students, some of which have been included in various collections of student repertoire.
Articles
- Duo Borgomanero-Zenamon divulga roteiro de concertos com entrada livre October 2006, by Desiderio Peron (INSIEME)
- Jaime Zenamon e Daise Sartori apresentam Conserto Natalino December 2005 (Campo Mourão)
External links
- Biography at edition ex tempore
- Info (at arton Konzertdirektion, Berlin)
- Zwischen Tradition und Moderne - der Komponist Jaime Zenamon über seine Arbeit (Interview auf Deutsch)