Raúl Borges
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Raúl Borges Requena (4 February 1882 – 24 November 1967) was a Venezuelan pedagogue, guitarist and composer.
Borges is mainly known today for having taught Alirio Díaz, Antonio Lauro, Rodrigo Riéra, and other Venezuelan guitarists. Many of his compositions for guitar were published in Madrid with Union Musical Española, including:
- Canción antigua
- Canción de cuna in D (also in G)
- El Criollito
- Fuente morisca
- Marisol
- Vals Venezolano
- Vals sobre motivos franceses
External links
- [http://www.caronimusic.com/pagesAnglais/accueil.php?idsession=98001156783650&pagec= Caroni Music - publisher of scores and CDs of South American music]
- [http://www.funves.org.ve/www/publicat.asp?mnuref=1500.0400&idProd=5 (Spanish) Raul Borges. Compositions for guitar: Vol 5 / Fundacion Vicente Emilio Sojo]
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027171610/http://www.geocities.com/eladio_mujica/guitarra.htm |date=October 27, 2009 |title=La Guitarra en Venezuela }} (Spanish)
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Category:Composers for the classical guitar
Category:Male classical composers
Category:Musicians from Caracas
Category:Venezuelan classical guitarists
Category:Venezuelan male guitarists
Category:20th-century guitarists
Category:20th-century Venezuelan male musicians
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