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Charo has claimed she was enrolled in a convent school until the age of 15, when a nun told her that she belonged in show business. [9] In the most colorful version of her childhood, Charo's grandmother hired a music professor to give her weekly classical guitar lessons, and he became the first man to enter the convent. [10]
The term “choro” was used informally at first to refer to the style of playing, or a particular instrumental ensemble, (e.g. in the 1870s flutist Joaquim Antônio da Silva Calado formed an ensemble called "Choro Carioca", with flute, two guitars and cavaquinho), [3] [4] and later the term referred to the music genre of these ensembles.
Spanish music played a notable part in the early developments of western classical music, from the 15th through the early 17th century. The breadth of musical innovation can be seen in composers like Tomás Luis de Victoria, styles like the zarzuela of Spanish opera, the ballet of Manuel de Falla, and the classical guitar music of Francisco ...
The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, [1] is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor of the modern steel-string acoustic and electric guitars, both of which use metal strings.
Born María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, the Spanish actress and flamenco guitarist first appeared on American television in the '60s and quickly became a regular face on programs like ...
In 2010, Fanfare inducted Duets with the Spanish Guitar into its Classical Recording Hall of Fame. [ 7 ] The success of Duets with the Spanish Guitar led to additional recordings with Almeida, including the 1960 Conversations with the Guitar which won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance Vocal or Instrumental Chamber Music.
The following is a chronological list of classical music composers who have lived in, worked in, ... Chronological list of Spanish classical composers.
People continue to assume Charo's a ... Charo told the Times that she made a decision to focus on her music — she ... 'No more cuchi-cuchi,'" she said. "If you invite me, I will play my guitar." ...