Fulgencio García
Fulgencio García | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1880 Purificación, Colombia |
| Died | 4 March 1945 (aged 64) Bogotá, Colombia |
Fulgencio García (10 May 1880 – 4 March 1945) was a Colombian musician and composer. He studied bandola in Bogotá under Pedro Morales Pino and is remembered for his instrumental compositions, particularly "La Gata Golosa".
Biography
García was born on 10 May 1880 in Purificación, in the Colombian department of Tolima. At a young age he moved to Bogotá.[1]
In Bogotá García took guitar lessons from Vicente Pizarro, and later studied other string instruments under Emilio Murillo and Pedro Morales Pino.[2][1] García is particularly remembered as a player of bandola, his favourite instrument.[3][2] He played in the group Estudiantina Bogotá (alongside Arturo Patiño, Alejandro Wills, and Ignacio Afanador) and the conjunto Arpa Nacional, led by Jerónimo Velasco.[1] He also led an estudiantina bearing his own name.[4]
García was married and had three children.[2] He died in Bogotá on 4 March 1945.[1]
Musical style and compositions
García is known for his instrumental compositions in various traditional Colombian styles. His best-known composition is "La Gata Golosa", an instrumental pasillo that he wrote in 1912 and originally titled "Soacha".[1] Other notable compositions of his include:[3][1]
- bambucos: "Del Mar, la Ola", "Diciembre", "El Vagabundo", "Melancolía", Qué Nos Importa", "Requiebro", "Sobre el Humo", and "Veredita Florida"
- danzas: "Al Galope del Remo se Aleja en las Olas" and "Beatriz"
- pasillos: "Coqueteos", "Mi Negra", "Mística Pastoril", "Rosas de la Tarde", "Vino tinto", and "Zepelín"
- waltzes: "Nieblas"
- gavottes: "Luna de Miel"
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Fulgencio García: 140 años del autor de "La gata golosa"" [Fulgencio García: 140 years of the author of "La gata golosa"], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 4 May 2020, retrieved 18 June 2025
- ^ a b c José I. Pinilla Aguilar (1980). "García Fulgencio". Cultores de la Música Colombiana (in Spanish). Editorial Ariana. pp. 221–222. OCLC 253182806.
- ^ a b Carolina Iriarte (1999). "García, Fulgencio". In Emilio Casares Rodicio (ed.). Diccionario de la Música Española e Hispanoamericana (in Spanish). Vol. 5: Faura – Guataca. Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. p. 404. ISBN 84-8048-308-3.
- ^ Egon Ludwig (2001). "García, Fulgencio". Música Latinoamericana (in German). Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. p. 295. ISBN 3-89602-282-2.
External links
- Fulgencio García discography at Discogs