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Carlos Hernani Macchi

Carlos Hernani Macchi was a flautist, born in 1878, who was active in early tango ensembles in the 1910s. [1] [2] He wrote down the first tangos of Eduardo Arolas and Agustín Bardi, played with Domingo Santa Cruz and Juan Maglio, and formed the Cuarteto Típico Criollo La Armonía. [1]

Carlos Hernani Macchi was born in 1878. [2] He played flute and worked in several quartets in the early 1910s, including those of Domingo Santa Cruz and Juan Maglio. [1]

Macchi is also recorded as having written down the first tangos of two other musicians: Eduardo Arolas's Una noche de garufa in 1909 and Agustín Bardi's Vicentito in 1912. [1] In 1913 he formed the Cuarteto Típico Criollo La Armonía with José Bonano, Leopoldo Thompson and Juan Manuel Firpo. [1] He died of cardiac arrest on 13 July 1929. [1]

History

In 1909 Macchi wrote down Eduardo Arolas's first tango, Una noche de garufa. [1]

In 1910 he played flute in Domingo Santa Cruz's quartet at Café La Morocha. [1]

In 1912 he joined Juan Maglio at Café La Paloma. [1] That same year he wrote down Agustín Bardi's first tango, Vicentito. [1]

In 1913 he formed the Cuarteto Típico Criollo La Armonía with José Bonano, Leopoldo Thompson and Juan Manuel Firpo. [1]

Macchi died of cardiac arrest on 13 July 1929. [1]

Ensembles

The ensembles Macchi is documented as playing in or forming were: [1]

  • Quartet of Domingo Santa Cruz, Café La Morocha (1910) [1]
  • Quartet of Juan Maglio, Café La Paloma (1912) [1]
  • Cuarteto Típico Criollo La Armonía, with José Bonano, Leopoldo Thompson and Juan Manuel Firpo (1913) [1]

Recordings

After Macchi joined Juan Maglio at Café La Paloma in 1912, the quartet recorded for Columbia. [1]

References

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As a musician1920

  • flute, 1920
  • violin

As a composer1929

As a musician

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Instruments: flute, violin.

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Writes down Eduardo Arolas's first tango, Una noche de garufa.1909

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Plays flute in Domingo Santa Cruz's quartet at Café La Morocha.1910

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Joins Juan Maglio at Café La Paloma; the quartet records for Columbia.1912

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Writes down Agustín Bardi's first tango, Vicentito.1912

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Forms the Cuarteto Típico Criollo La Armonía with José Bonano, Leopoldo Thompson and Juan Manuel Firpo.1913

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Dies of cardiac arrest.Jul 13, 1929

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Violinista, flautista y compositor

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Born1

Born on 1878

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In other catalogues2

TodoTango · creador/2370

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Wikidata · Q55466249source

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Died1

Died on July 13, 1929

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Birthplace1

Born in Argentina

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Played in1

Played in Juan Maglio1912

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