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José María Rizzuti

José María Rizzuti (born 6 August 1897, died 16 January 1953) was a tango musician and composer [1][9]. He played with the groups of Juan Bautista Guido, Eduardo Arolas, Osvaldo Fresedo and Julio De Caro, and wrote tangos including El carpincho, Bésame en la boca, Canción de cuna and El tarta [2][3][4][5][8].

José María Rizzuti was born on 6 August 1897 [1]. He debuted in 1917 at the Bar Los Leones in Barracas, in Juan Bautista Guido's group [2]. He later played with Eduardo Arolas's orchestra, with Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra and in Julio De Caro's giant orchestra [2][3][5].

Rizzuti was also a composer. His first composition, the tango El carpincho, dates from 1920 [3]. Later works include Bésame en la boca, written with Eduardo Calvo and recorded by Gardel [4], Canción de cuna [3] and El tarta, written with Emilio Fresedo [8]. He died on 16 January 1953 [9].

Career

Rizzuti's first documented engagement was in 1917, when he debuted at the Bar Los Leones in the Barracas district in Juan Bautista Guido's group [2]. In 1919 he played with Eduardo Arolas's orchestra at the Parque Hotel in Montevideo [2].

He is listed as a member of Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra in 1926 [5][6]. In 1928 he travelled to Europe with Fresedo's orchestra [3].

In 1932 Rizzuti joined Julio De Caro's orchestra [7], playing in what was described as De Caro's giant orchestra [3].

Rizzuti died on 16 January 1953 [9].

Compositions

Rizzuti's compositions in the sources include the following [3][4][8]:

- El carpincho (1920), a tango and his first composition [3] - Bésame en la boca (1926), written with Eduardo Calvo and recorded by Gardel [4] - Canción de cuna (1928), written in the year of his European trip with Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra [3] - El tarta (1933), written with Emilio Fresedo [8]

Related

Rizzuti's career connects him to the orchestras of Osvaldo Fresedo, with whom he played in 1926 and toured Europe in 1928, and Julio De Caro, which he joined in 1932 [3][5][7].

References

  1. 1.Tangopedia staff · tangopedia.app
  2. 2.Biografía de José María Rizzuti (Horacio Loriente) · todotango.com
  3. 3.José María Rizzuti: biografía · todotango.com
  4. 4.Bésame en la boca · todotango.com
  5. 5.Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Fresedo · todotango.com
  6. 6.Orquesta Típica Carlos Di Sarli · todotango.com
  7. 7.Orquesta Típica Julio De Caro · todotango.com
  8. 8.El tarta · todotango.com
  9. 9.José María Rizzuti · todotango.com
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Described as Debuts at the Bar Los Leones in Barracas in Juan Bautista Guido's group.1917Single source

Described as Plays with Eduardo Arolas's orchestra at the Parque Hotel in Montevideo.1919Single source

Described as Writes his first composition, the tango El carpincho.1920Single source

Described as Writes Bésame en la boca with Eduardo Calvo, recorded by Gardel.1926Single source

Described as Travels to Europe with Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra; writes Canción de cuna.1928Single source

Described as Plays in Julio De Caro's giant orchestra.1932Single source

Described as Writes El tarta with Emilio Fresedo.1933Single source

Described as Dies.1953-01-16Single source

Played in2

Played in Osvaldo Fresedo1926Single source

Played in Osvaldo Fresedo1926Single source

Joined1

Joined Julio De Caro1932Single source

Born on1

Born on 1897-08-061897-08-06source

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