José Bernardo Alcedo was the most important Peruvian composer of the nineteenth century. He studied music at the Convento de San Agustín and, at 18 years of age, composed the Misa en Re Mayor (Mass in D Major). Alcedo was the winner of an 1821 contest sponsored by General José de San Martín to choose a himno nacional (national anthem) for Peru. This anthem was "Somos libres, seámoslo siempre," to words by José de la Torre Ugarte.

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  • José Bernardo Alcedo was the most important Peruvian composer of the nineteenth century. He studied music at the Convento de San Agustín and, at 18 years of age, composed the Misa en Re Mayor (Mass in D Major). Alcedo was the winner of an 1821 contest sponsored by General José de San Martín to choose a himno nacional (national anthem) for Peru. This anthem was "Somos libres, seámoslo siempre," to words by José de la Torre Ugarte. In 1822 Alcedo went to Chile as a soldier in a military band. In Santiago de Chile he left the military and dedicated himself to music. In 1833 he entered the choir of the Cathedral of Santiago. In 1846 he became kapellmeister. He resided in Chile for 40 years, returning to Peru in 1864. He became director of the Peruvian military band and president of the Philharmonic. He spent the last years of his life in Peru. He wrote the book Filosofía Elemental de la Música (Elementary Philosophy of Music) (1869), where he explored the subject of the music of the Quechuas. He composed folk songs, numerous religious works, and military music.
  • José Bernardo Alcedo war ein peruanischer Komponist. Alcedo trat 1822 der chilenischen Armee als Leiter der Militärkapellen bei. 1846 wurde er Kapellmeister an der Kathedrale von Santiago de Chile. 1854 kehrte er nach Peru zurück, wo er Generaldirektor der peruanischen Militärkapellen und Präsident der Philharmonischen Gesellschaft wurde. Alcedo ist der Komponist der Nationalhymne von Peru „Somos libres, seámoslo siempre“ (auf einen Text von José de la Torre Ugarte 1822). Er komponierte neben Kirchenmusik überwiegend Militärmusik.
  • José Bernardo Alcedo Retuerto, fue un compositor peruano, el más importante del siglo XIX.
  • José Bernardo Alcedo a fost un compozitor peruan.
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  • José Bernardo Alcedo was the most important Peruvian composer of the nineteenth century. He studied music at the Convento de San Agustín and, at 18 years of age, composed the Misa en Re Mayor (Mass in D Major). Alcedo was the winner of an 1821 contest sponsored by General José de San Martín to choose a himno nacional (national anthem) for Peru. This anthem was "Somos libres, seámoslo siempre," to words by José de la Torre Ugarte.
  • José Bernardo Alcedo war ein peruanischer Komponist. Alcedo trat 1822 der chilenischen Armee als Leiter der Militärkapellen bei. 1846 wurde er Kapellmeister an der Kathedrale von Santiago de Chile. 1854 kehrte er nach Peru zurück, wo er Generaldirektor der peruanischen Militärkapellen und Präsident der Philharmonischen Gesellschaft wurde. Alcedo ist der Komponist der Nationalhymne von Peru „Somos libres, seámoslo siempre“ (auf einen Text von José de la Torre Ugarte 1822).
  • José Bernardo Alcedo Retuerto, fue un compositor peruano, el más importante del siglo XIX.
  • José Bernardo Alcedo a fost un compozitor peruan.
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  • José Bernardo Alcedo
  • José Bernardo Alcedo
  • José Bernardo Alcedo
  • José Bernardo Alcedo
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