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Gaspar Villate (27 January 1851 – 9 October 1891) was a Cuban composer who produced abundant and wide-ranging work, mostly centered on opera. Villate was born in (Havana. After writing the score of ''Angelo, tirano de Padua'', he and his family emigrated to the USA in 1868 when war broke out in Cuba, returning in 1871. He now composed a second opera, ''Las primeras armas de Richelieu''. Sent to Paris to complete his studies, he wrote various contradanzas when he returned. He spent much of his life in Europe, but also wrote creole works ''La virgen tropical'' and ''Adios a Cuba''. His eight waltzes, his ''Soirées cubaines'', and his romances were appreciated in Parisian salons. He wrote scores for ''La Czarina'', premiered in the Royal Theatre of Le Havre, and ''Baltazar'', at the Royal Theatre of Madrid. He died in Paris. Villate was a close friend of Verdi, and no doubt was influenced by him: Villate's work became European in taste. Despite this, his creole contradanzas are held in higher esteem today.〔Carpentier, Alejo 2001 (). ''Music in Cuba''. Minneapolis MN. p239〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaspar Villate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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