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Juan Maglio

Juan Maglio was a tango musician and composer born on 18 November 1880 [1]. In 1903 he led a quartet with Luciano Ríos, Carlos Guerriero and José Guerriero [1], and he is credited as the composer of several tangos, among them "El llorón", "Armenonville" and "Orillas del Plata" .

Juan Maglio was born on 18 November 1880 [1]. The available sources describe him in two roles: as the leader of a small ensemble in the early twentieth century [1] and as a composer named in public music credits .

According to one biographical source, Maglio led a quartet in 1903 whose other members were Luciano Ríos, Carlos Guerriero and José Guerriero [1]. Music credits list him as the composer of seven works: "El llorón", "Violetas", "Siete palabras", "Quasi nada", "Orillas del Plata", "Un copetín" and "Armenonville" .

History

Juan Maglio's date of birth is given as 18 November 1880 [1]. The source does not state where he was born.

In 1903 Maglio led a quartet with Luciano Ríos, Carlos Guerriero and José Guerriero [1]. The source dates this ensemble only to the year, and it gives no further detail about the quartet's instrumentation, where it performed or how long it lasted [1].

Repertoire

Public music credits attribute the following compositions to Juan Maglio :

- "El llorón" - "Violetas" - "Siete palabras" - "Quasi nada" - "Orillas del Plata" - "Un copetín" - "Armenonville"

The credits do not give composition dates, co-authors, lyricists or recordings for these works .

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El llorón — composed by Juan Maglio

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Violetas — composed by Juan Maglio

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Siete palabras — composed by Juan Maglio

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Quasi nada — composed by Juan Maglio

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Orillas del Plata — composed by Juan Maglio

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Un copetín — composed by Juan Maglio

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Armenonville — composed by Juan Maglio

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Born1

Born on November 18, 1880

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Orchestras led1

Led quartet with Luciano Ríos, Carlos and José Guerriero1903

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Died1

Died on July 14, 1934

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