Ángel Sauce
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Ángel Sauce, was a Venezuela
n composer
, violin
ist and conductor
.
his parents were Juan Vicente Sauce and Justa Sauce. he spent his childhood in the San Juan parish of Caracas.
He studied music in the Caracas Musical Declamation Academy (today "José Ángel Lamas"), with the teachers José Lorenzo Llamozas, Vicente Emilio Sojo
and Manuel Leoncio Rodriguez. In 1944, the graduating class of the Higher School of National Music included him as masterful composer.
Between 1945 and 1946 he was granted a scholarship by the municipality of New York
, (United States
), where he achieved a postgraduate degree in composition, choir-conducting and orchestra at Columbia University
.
In 1930 he helped found the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra
as a violinist; in 1947, he was made conductor of that institution, a position he fulfilled for more than 12 years.
In 1943 he began, in the Ministry of Employment, the organization of a choir conformed by more than 100 voices of workers. The orphy gave its first concert on July 24 that year, with the name "Orfeón Juan Manuel Olivares
" (today, "Coral Venezuela"). he was also the founder of choral groupings of the Caracas Electric Company (Electricidad de Caracas
), Andrés Bello Catholic University (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
), the Latino Choir of New York (1945), and the Orphy of blind people of the Venezuelan Institute for the Blind. With these groupings he undertook the task of presenting the public in general with Venezuelan folk music, arranged for choir. he was also a pioneer in organizing symphonic-chorale concerts.
In addition he was a founder of the Instituto Nacional de Cultura y Bellas Artes (INCIBA)'s Chamber Orchestra, the Band and Symphony Orchestra of the Armed Forces, the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (Orquesta Juvenil de Venezuela), and the Juan José Landaeta
National Conservatory (Conservatorio Juan José Landaeta), institution that he directed for more than 30 years along with his wife Adda Elena Alvarado de Sauce and in which he dictated composition classes and held the chair of an Electro-Acoustic Music Department, the first of this type in the country.
Among his more important works are: Concierto para violín y orquesta; Apertura sinfónica; Cantata Reina Jéhova, for soloist, choir and orchestra; Cecilia Mujica, a symphonic-chorale ballet; Romance del Rey Miguel, a nationalistic ballet where he uses native instruments; Sonata para violín y piano; and Canción de libertad, for soloist, choir and orchestra. In 1948, he received the National Music Award (Premio Nacional de Música) for Cecilia Mújica, and in 1982, he received it for his life-long achievements as a musician .
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n 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...
, 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....
ist and 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...
.
his parents were Juan Vicente Sauce and Justa Sauce. he spent his childhood in the San Juan parish of Caracas.
He studied music in the Caracas Musical Declamation Academy (today "José Ángel Lamas"), with the teachers José Lorenzo Llamozas, Vicente Emilio Sojo
Vicente Emilio Sojo
Vicente Emilio Sojo was a Venezuelan musicologist, educator and composer, born in Guatire, Miranda.- Biography :...
and Manuel Leoncio Rodriguez. In 1944, the graduating class of the Higher School of National Music included him as masterful composer.
Between 1945 and 1946 he was granted a scholarship by the municipality of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, (United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
), where he achieved a postgraduate degree in composition, choir-conducting and orchestra at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
In 1930 he helped found the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra
Venezuela Symphony orchestra
The Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela was founded by a group of 26 professional musicians met at the invitation of the maestro Vicente Emilio Sojo following the dissolution on January, 1929 of the Union Filarmónica Nacional.This meeting took place January 15, 1930 in the Caracas Musical Declamation...
as a violinist; in 1947, he was made conductor of that institution, a position he fulfilled for more than 12 years.
In 1943 he began, in the Ministry of Employment, the organization of a choir conformed by more than 100 voices of workers. The orphy gave its first concert on July 24 that year, with the name "Orfeón Juan Manuel Olivares
Juan Manuel Olivares
Juan Manuel Hermenegildo de la Luz Olivares was a Venezuelan composer from the Colonial era.Olivares was born in Caracas. As a child, he studied under Don Ambrosio Carreño...
" (today, "Coral Venezuela"). he was also the founder of choral groupings of the Caracas Electric Company (Electricidad de Caracas
Electricidad de Caracas
Electricidad de Caracas is the integrated electricity company for Caracas, Venezuela and surrounding areas, with more than 1 million connections. It was acquired by AES Corporation in 2000 and sold to the state-owned oil company PDVSA in 2007, which now owns 93.62%...
), Andrés Bello Catholic University (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello is a private university in Venezuela. One of the biggest universities in Venezuela, UCAB has campuses in several cities, such as Caracas , Los Teques, Guayana and Coro....
), the Latino Choir of New York (1945), and the Orphy of blind people of the Venezuelan Institute for the Blind. With these groupings he undertook the task of presenting the public in general with Venezuelan folk music, arranged for choir. he was also a pioneer in organizing symphonic-chorale concerts.
In addition he was a founder of the Instituto Nacional de Cultura y Bellas Artes (INCIBA)'s Chamber Orchestra, the Band and Symphony Orchestra of the Armed Forces, the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (Orquesta Juvenil de Venezuela), and the Juan José Landaeta
Juan José Landaeta
Juan José Landaeta was a Venezuelan composer.Born in Caracas, his parents were free mulatos...
National Conservatory (Conservatorio Juan José Landaeta), institution that he directed for more than 30 years along with his wife Adda Elena Alvarado de Sauce and in which he dictated composition classes and held the chair of an Electro-Acoustic Music Department, the first of this type in the country.
Among his more important works are: Concierto para violín y orquesta; Apertura sinfónica; Cantata Reina Jéhova, for soloist, choir and orchestra; Cecilia Mujica, a symphonic-chorale ballet; Romance del Rey Miguel, a nationalistic ballet where he uses native instruments; Sonata para violín y piano; and Canción de libertad, for soloist, choir and orchestra. In 1948, he received the National Music Award (Premio Nacional de Música) for Cecilia Mújica, and in 1982, he received it for his life-long achievements as a musician .