Wilfrido vargas biography of alberti
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Merengue is a Dominican dance music form usually quite fast in tempo, and employing relatively simple melodies. It has been performed in the United States since at least the first two decades of the 20th century. The genre originally developed in the midnineteenth century from the blending, or syncretism, of European and African elements.[1] Although regional variants of merengue, such as pri-pri and merengue de atabales, are found in various regions of the Dominican Republic, the best-known typical or folk style of the music merengue típico cibaeño, comes from the Cibao, the North-Central region. [2] The merengue típico cibaeño ensemble is composed of accordion, a double-headed drum called the tambora, and a scraped metal instrument called the güira. Other instruments, such as the alto saxophone, congas, and electric bass are often included, and the marímbula, a bass lamellophone, was a common addition at one time.[3] Merengue h
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Luis Alberti
For the Mexican actor, see Luis Alberti (actor).
Musical artist
Luis Alberti (6 April 1906 – 26 January 1976) was a Dominican Merengue musician, arranger, conductor, and author of significant popular songs such as Compadre Pedro Juan and many others performed and recorded by noted interpreters with diverse backgrounds.
Life
[edit]Born Luis Felipe Alberti Mieses in La Vega, Dominican Republic, he is descended from a family full of musicians. His great-grandfather, Juan Bautista Alfonseca, composed the first Dominican national anthem; his mother, María Mieses, was a piano professor. At the age of seven, Alberti played the cymbals in the municipal band of his hometown before moving with his family to Santa Cruz de Mao, where he received formal violin training and started a professional career. There he met and married Gilma Tio. After that, the young musician went to Santiago de los Caballeros and attended several courses of violin perfectioning. He later acc
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Merengue music
Music genre of Dominican Republic
Not to be confused with méringue.
Merengue is a type of music and dance originating in present-day Dominican Republic[2] which has become a very popular genre throughout Latin amerika, and also in several major cities in the United States with Latino communities.[3][4] Merengue was inscribed on November 30, 2016 in the representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.[5]
Merengue was developed in the mittpunkt of the 1800s, originally played with European stringed instruments (bandurria and guitar). Years later, the stringed instruments were replaced bygd the accordion, thus conforming, together with the güira and the tambora, the instrumental structure of the typical merengue ensemble. This set, with its three instruments, represents the synthesis of the three cultures that made up the idiosyncrasy of Dominican culture. The europeisk influence fryst vatten represented bygd