Gisela Hernández
Gisela Hernández Gonzalo (1912−1971) was a Cuban composer. Aware of political necessity, she established ties with the Castro government in return for recognition of her activities as a music teacher and composer. She was also a member of the nationalistic Grupo Minorista that led a movement to incorporate Afro-Cuban sounds into larger forms of music.
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Gisela Hernández
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1971 · Havana.
- Nationality
- Cuba
- Occupation
- composer · music educator · pedagogue · choir director
- Education
- Peabody Institute
- Teachers
- José Ardévol · Gustav Strube · Theodore Chanler · María Muñoz de Quevedo
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Gisela Hernández Gonzalo (1912−1971) was a Cuban composer. Aware of political necessity, she established ties with the Castro government in return for recognition of her activities as a music teacher and composer. She was also a member of the nationalistic Grupo Minorista that led a movement to incorporate Afro-Cuban sounds into larger forms of music.
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Gisela Hernández (1912–1971) was a Cuban choir director, composer and music educator, among other activities. The choir director died in Havana. Gisela Hernández studied at Peabody Institute.
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Hernández taught music at the Hubert de Blanck Conservatory, and with Olga De Blanck Martín, director of the conservatory, she developed a music education system that made significant changes in Mexican music education.
Hernández often used Afro-Cuban elements in her compositions. Selected works include: • Triptico, song cycle, 1967 (Text: Guillén, poet) “Palma sola” “¡Ay, señora mi vencia!” “Sangres derramadas” • Deprisa tierra, deprisa (in Nueve canciones) (Text: Juan Ramón Jiménez) • Diálogo (in Nueve canciones) (Text: Dulce María Loynaz) • Huerto de marzo (in Nueve canciones) (Text: Federico García Lorca) • Mi corazón lo tragó el mar (in Nueve canciones) (Text: Mirta Aguirre Carreras) • Romancillo (in Nueve canciones) (Text: Federico García Lorca) • Sólo por el rocío (in Nueve canciones) (Text: Federico García Lorca) • Tránsito (in Nueve canciones) (Text: Rabindranath Tagore) • Única mar (in Nueve canciones) (Text: Mirta Aguirre Carreras) • Voy a medirme el amor (in Nueve canciones) (Text: Dulce María Loynaz) Other solo vocal works include: “Ay, señora, mi vecina!” “Canto X” (Cintio Vitier) “Cómo vendrás” “Dones” (C. Solis) Dos cantos de cuna “Gaucho de oro fino (Retrato del Ché)” “Iba yo por un camino” (Guillén) “La palma” (Jiménez) “Miraba la noche el alma” (Angel Gaztelu) “Miraba la noche el mar” “Si, acudiras” “Víspera” (Mariano Brull) Hernández also composed chamber music and works for solo piano, orchestra, and choir. Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including: • Juana Zayas:A Treasury of Cuban Piano Classics Audio CD (January 1, 2006) Music & Arts Programs of America, ASIN: B000050HYQ
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Gisela Hernández is recorded as composer, music educator, pedagogue and choir director.
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1971
Gisela Hernández died at Havana.
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- 1.Hoover, Maya. A guide to the Latin American art song repertoire: an annotated catalog. 2009.
- 2.Pendle, Karin. Women and music. 2001.
- 3.Sadie, Julie Anne. The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. 1994. 9780393034875.
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Gisela Hernández studied at Peabody Institute. She trained under José Ardévol, Gustav Strube, Theodore Chanler and María Muñoz de Quevedo.
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