Enrique Solares

Enrique Solares (1910-1995)

Was a Guatemalan composer who studied piano and composition in his home town. He was also a pupil of Ernst Bacon in San Francisco. Solares took advanced courses at the Brussels Conservatory and later in Prague and Rome.

As a composer he developed a personal style and his music reflects technical proficiency as well as imaginative skills. Many of Solares’ compositions were awarded prizes but very few have been published, among these: the Te Deum for chorus and organ (1943), the Partita for string orchestra (1947), the Estudio en forma de marcha and Cuatro ofrendas for piano (1955), and the Sonata for solo violin (1959).

Bibliography:

Lehnhoff, D. (n.d.). Enrique Solares. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Retrieved March 4, 2012 from:

http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com.ezproxy.lib.umb.edu/subscriber/article/grove/music/47497?q=Enrique+Solares&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit

Discography:

 Estudio en forma de marcha and Cuatro ofrendas for piano (1955)

Partita for string orchestra (1947)

Sonata for solo violin (1959)

Te Deum for chorus and organ (1943)