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Alais, Juan (1844-1914 Argentine)

Friday, 13 March, 2009

Biography

Juan Alais Moncada was born in Buenos Aires in 1844.
He began to play guitar after first hearing his brother Guillermo play. Upon returning from a long voyage Guillermo heard Juan play better than he, and never played in Juan's presence again. At the age of 11 Juan began to play in public and was thought to without the need of a teacher.
By 1870 "Juan el Ingles" as he was known, was a professor of guitar. His earliest pieces were published by Carlos Schnockel in the 1870's, and later by Francisco Nuñez. Juan wrote and published 87 pieces.

Juan was one of two teachers to Gustavo Sosa Escalada (Agustin Barrios's only teacher). The other was Carlos Garcia Tolsa. At the age of 13 Agustin Barrios was playing Juan's pieces "La Perezosa" & "La Chinita". Domingo Prat calls Juan the first composer of the Argentine guitar. Abel Carlevaro & Julio Martinez Oyanguren have recorded pieces by this Maestro.

In 1910 he suffered a stroke, and was paralized until he died in 1914.

Works for guitar

Cancion "Creola"
Caramaru
Carlitos
Cavatina de la Opera Ernani-G. Verdi
Celestial-Mazurka
Cielo (variaciones para guitarra)
Cuadrillas
La criollita
La Gran Via-Mazurka
La Gran Via-Vals
La Mendozina
Laureola-Mazurka
Las Sirenas
La Regalona
Marcelo
Marcha de la opera Yone-G. Verdi
Maria-Mazurka
Maria-Vidalita
Milonga
Minuet Nacional
Pericon
2da Pericon
Plegaria de Mose
Pepita
Un Secreto Amoroso

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