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Anselmo Aieta
Anselmo Aieta was born in Buenos Aires Argentina.††† Anselmo Aieta: Bandoneonista, compositor y director, Aieta, whose fame mostly dates to the 1920s, was a musically illiterate, intuitive composer who had friends transcribe melodies that came to his head; the brand-new 1958 'Pavadita' deliberately echoes that older style., and Aieta is a guardia vieja giant; D'Arienzo started out playing violin in one of Aieta's cinema bands; he composed Palomita blanca, Pavadita and Alma en pena.††† Anselmo Aieta played in Carlos Di Sarli.†
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Composer17
Cabeza de novia — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Supported · 2Alma en pena — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Supported · 2Pavadita — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Supported · 2Mariposita — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Supported · 2Corralera — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Supported · 2Siga el corso — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Supported · 2Bajo Belgrano — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Supported · 2Corrales viejos — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Supported · 2Luis Alberto — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Supported · 2Ya estamos iguales — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Single sourceLa chiflada — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Single sourceTus besos fueron míos — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Single sourceSuerte loca — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Single sourceLa violetera — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Single sourceQué fenómeno — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Single sourceA cara limpia — composed by Anselmo Aieta
Single sourceEl huérfano — composed by Anselmo Aietasource
Single sourceIn other catalogues4
Born1
Born on November 5, 1896
Supported · 2Died1
Died on September 25, 1964
Supported · 2Birthplace1
Born in Buenos Aires Argentina
Supported · 2Notes3
Bandoneonista, compositor y director
Supported · 2Aieta, whose fame mostly dates to the 1920s, was a musically illiterate, intuitive composer who had friends transcribe melodies that came to his head; the brand-new 1958 'Pavadita' deliberately echoes that older style.
Single sourceAieta is a guardia vieja giant; D'Arienzo started out playing violin in one of Aieta's cinema bands; he composed Palomita blanca, Pavadita and Alma en pena.
Single sourcePlayed in2
Juan D'Arienzo — played in Anselmo Aieta
Single sourcePlayed in Carlos Di Sarli
Single sourceInfluenced1
Esposito Genaro — influenced Anselmo Aieta
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