Ariel Ramírez

Ariel Ramírez

Ariel Ramírez (4 September 1921 – 18 February 2010) was an Argentine composer, pianist and music director. He was considered "a chief exponent of Argentine folk music" and noted for his "iconic" musical compositions. Ramírez is known primarily for his Misa Criolla (1964). It allowed him to travel around Europe and Latin America to build his reputation. However, he wrote more than 300 compositions during his career, and sold over 10 million albums. Ariel Ramírez was born in Santa Fe, Argentina. His father, who was from Spain and immigrated to Argentina, was a teacher and it had been thought Ramírez would also pursue this career path but the job lasted for just two days due to "discipline problems". He initially pursued tango before switching to Argentine folklore. He began his piano studies in Santa Fe, and soon became fascinated with the music of the gauchos and creoles in the mountains. He continued his studies in Córdoba, where he met the great Argentine folk singer and songwriter Atahualpa Yupanqui and was influenced by him. Ariel Ramírez with Atahualpa Yupanqui c. 1962 Following a suggestion from Yupanqui, he visited the northeastern part of Argentina, and deepened his research into the traditional rhythms of South America. He spent time in Mendoza and Buenos Aires. At the same time continuing his academic studies as a composer at the National Conservatory of Music, in Buenos Aires. He made his first recording in 1946, with RCA; he made twenty records with that label until 1956. Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Mercedes Sosa are some of the artists to have recorded his work. He was also associated with Miguel Brascó and Félix Luna. Ramírez went on to study classical music in Madrid, Rome and mainly in Vienna, from 1950 to 1954. Back in Argentina, he collected over 400 folk and country songs and popular songs and founded the Compañía de Folklore Ariel Ramírez. Ramírez had two daughters, Mariana and Laura, and a son, Facundo. (NB: The Washington Post reported in error that he had two sons.) He married musicologist Norma Inés Cuello de Ramírez. In 1964, the Ramírez composition Misa Criolla marked the beginning of a period of high musical productivity for the composer, which also heralded the premieres of the works Navidad Nuestra and La Peregrinación (both 1964); Los Caudillos (1965); Mujeres Argentinas (1969), and Alfonsina y el mar (1969), all produced in collaboration with writer Félix Luna. Misa Criolla and Alfonsina y el mar are probably his best-known compositions. ... Source: Article "Ariel Ramírez" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title : Ariel Ramírez
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  • Known For : Sound
  • Birthday : 1921-09-04
  • Place of Birth : Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Ariel Ramírez Movies

  • 1965
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    Cosquín, amor y folklore

    Cosquín, amor y folklore

    1 1965 HD

    In a couple who travel to Córdoba for their honeymoon, the folklore enchants her and bores him.

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  • 1981
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    Mire que es lindo mi país

    Mire que es lindo mi país

    1 1981 HD

    Sample of diverse folk songs interpreted by well-known figures of the genre.

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  • 1983
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    Mercedes Sosa: como un pájaro libre

    Mercedes Sosa: como un pájaro libre

    10 1983 HD

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  • 1976
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    El canto cuenta su historia

    El canto cuenta su historia

    1 1976 HD

    A parade of musical paintings that includes fragments of Argentine films and a Proartel television program that Channel 13 broadcast in 1965.

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  • 1972
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    Argentinísima

    Argentinísima

    7 1972 HD

    Consists of musical performances, mostly Argentine folklore, many of which are accompanied by dancing. Several sequences were filmed in scenic...

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  • 1973
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    Argentinísima II

    Argentinísima II

    7 1973 HD

    Argentinísima II is a film filmed in Argentine colors directed by Fernando Ayala and Héctor Olivera according to their own script that...

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  • 1974
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    Esta es mi Argentina

    Esta es mi Argentina

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1966
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    ¡Cómo te extraño...!

    ¡Cómo te extraño...!

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1962
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    Flooded Out

    Flooded Out

    7.1 1962 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Knight of the Sword

    The Knight of the Sword

    6.8 1970 HD

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  • 1968
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    Martín Fierro

    Martín Fierro

    5.4 1968 HD

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  • 1973
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    La revolución

    La revolución

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Dead Man

    The Dead Man

    5 1975 HD

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  • 1963
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    El último montonero

    El último montonero

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1971
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    Güemes, la tierra en armas

    Güemes, la tierra en armas

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1959
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    López Claro, su pintura mural americana

    López Claro, su pintura mural americana

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1973
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    Argentinísima II

    Argentinísima II

    7 1973 HD

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  • 1987
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    Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1970
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    Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

    1 1970 HD

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