Gaspar Agüero Barreras

• Name — Gaspar Aguero Barreras • Born — 15 February 1873 • Birthplace — Camagüey • Died — 18 May 1951 • Occupation — Composer, Pianist, Professor

Aguero was born in the small province of Camagüey to a very musical family, and started his musical career when he and his family moved to the capital of Cuba He began studying music with his father, Oliverio Agüero, and later finished his studies in Europe with the teacher Rafael Palau. It became apparent that Gaspar was a prodigy and he began writing operettas at age 14, and would conduct different groups. Then in 1902 he would leave the career of being a conductor to focus on his career of begin a music professor. Aguero was a professor for 58 years at Associacion de Dependientes del Comercio. Later on, he decided to get a new job at Hubert de Blank's conservatory where he taught piano. On the side, he helped out at the Escuelo Normal de Maestros de la Habanas where he took on the part as one of the most inspiring individuals. He later died in 1951.

• Alegría Sonnia, boceto sinfónico. • Cantos escolares, Estudios de las texturas.

• El cinematógrafo parlante o El combate naval de Santiago de Cuba, (1901). • Huérfana y sola me quedé en el mundo, (1901). • El país del choteo, (1902). • La fonda de don Tadeo, (1903). • La Loma del Ángel, (1904). • Los effectos del cinturón, (1905). • El naufragio libre, (1906). • Los caprichos de Gabriela. • En la calle y sin llavín y disgustado con el sereno, (1907). • Baños de mar y La ley del hambre, (1909).