Anselmo Aieta

Anselmo Aieta was born on 5 November 1896 ^[4]. He wrote his first tango, La primera sin tocar, in 1912 ^[1].

From 1919 he played bandoneon in Francisco Canaro's orchestra, remaining until about 1922–1923 ^[1]. In 1925 he was a member of the Orquesta Típica Paramount, together with Juan D'Arienzo and Ángel D'Agostino ^[2].

In the second half of the 1920s Aieta was active as a composer, writing Siga el corso, Bajo Belgrano and Tus besos fueron míos in 1926 and the vals Palomita blanca with Francisco García Jiménez in 1929 ^[2]. By 1930 he led his own orchestra, which recorded with the singer Luis Scalon ^[3]. In 1937 he acted in and composed the score for the film Los locos del cuarto piso ^[1]. He died in Buenos Aires on 25 September 1964 ^[1].

History

Aieta's first tango, La primera sin tocar, dates from 1912 ^[1]. In 1919 he began playing bandoneon in Francisco Canaro's orchestra, a position he held until about 1922–1923 ^[1].

In 1925 he was a member of the Orquesta Típica Paramount, alongside Juan D'Arienzo and Ángel D'Agostino ^[2]. By 1930 his own orchestra was recording, with Luis Scalon as singer ^[3].

In 1937 Aieta both acted in and wrote the score for the film Los locos del cuarto piso ^[1]. He died in Buenos Aires on 25 September 1964 ^[1].

Repertoire

Compositions attributed to Aieta in the sources include ^[1][2]:

- La primera sin tocar (1912), his first tango ^[1] - Siga el corso (1926) ^[2] - Bajo Belgrano (1926) ^[2] - Tus besos fueron míos (1926) ^[2] - Palomita blanca (1929), a vals written with Francisco García Jiménez ^[2] - The score for the film Los locos del cuarto piso (1937) ^[1]

Singers

In 1930 Aieta's orchestra recorded with the singer Luis Scalon ^[3].