Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera
Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera (1859 – 1946) was a Colombian pianist and composer. She traveled to Europe with her sister in 1882 and made her Paris debut at Salle Pleyel Saint-Saens to favorable reviews. She composed for voice, sacred pieces and a zarzuela Simila similibus.
Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera

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- Name
- Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera
- Born
- 1859
- Died
- 1946
- Place of death
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Occupation
- Pianist, composer
- Full name
- Teresa Tanco Cordovez.
- Nationality
- Colombia.
- Teachers
- Théodore Ritter.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera (1859 – 1946) was a Colombian pianist and composer. She traveled to Europe with her sister in 1882 and made her Paris debut at Salle Pleyel Saint-Saens to favorable reviews. She composed for voice, sacred pieces and a zarzuela Simila similibus.
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She died in Bogotá.
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• Name — Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera • Born — 1859 • Died — 1946 • Place of death — Bogotá, Colombia • Occupation — Pianist, composer
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The following is established of origins and background. Herrera died in 1946 at Bogotá. Recorded at birth as Teresa Tanco Cordovez. Born in 1859.
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- 1.Bermúdez, Egberto; Duque, Ellie Anne (2000). Historia de la música en Santafé y Bogotá, 1538-1938. Fundación de Música. ISBN 958-95698-5-4.
- 2.«Mujeres en la música en Colombia: una deuda bibliográfica». Radio Nacional de Colombia. Consultado el 11 de marzo de 2024.
- 3.Giraudet, Jean-Paul (25 de marzo de 2013). «Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera». Musicalics. Consultado el 11 de marzo de 2024.
- 4.«DE HERRERA, Teresa Tanco Cordovez». Donne – Women in Music. Consultado el 11 de marzo de 2024.
- 5.«Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera | A Colombia la hacemos todos». Banco de la República de Colombia. Consultado el 11 de marzo de 2024.
- 6.‘Similia Similibus’ Zarzuela en dos actos y en verso.
- 7.Urdaneta, Alberto (20 de diciembre de 1883). Papel Periódico Ilustrado. Bogotá.
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