Anselmo Rosendo Cayetano Mendizábal (21 April 1868 – 30 June 1913) was an Afro-Argentine musician and a pioneer of the tango.[1]

Early life

Mendizábal was born on 21 April 1968 in Buenos Aires to a prosperous Afro-Argentine family. His father, Horacio Mendizábal (1847–1871) was a writer and politician descended from African slaves. Horacio Mendizábal died when Rosendo was only three years old, leaving him and his brother orphans.[2]

Tangos

"El entrerriano" (3:13)

Performed by the Francisco Canaro Orquestra recorded in 1929 at Buenos Aires

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On October 25, 1897, Rosendo released his first piano piece, "La casita" (elegant brothel). His first structured tango was "El entrerriano [es]". It was the beginning of structured tango presents three parts, unlike the primitive examples of one or two parts.

Mendizabal signed his works using the name "A. Rosendo".

On occasion, Mendizábal directed a quintet in the Hall Saint Martin (Rodriguez Peña 344). The other players were Ernesto Ponzio (violin), Vincent Pecci (flute), Eusebio Aspiazu (guitar), and "Cieguito" Gaudin (unknown instrument).

In addition to his best known work, "El entrerriano" (still performed), his compositions included "Don Padilla", "Oh, How Expensive", "That's the Thing", "In the Long Run", "The Torpedo", "Soon Return", "Entre La", "Matilda", "Queen of Sheba", "Wind in its Sails", "Tigre Hotel", "Around Here There Are no Thorns", "In Light of the Lanterns", "Le Petit Parisién", "Club Z", "Don Enrique", "Alberto" and "Somos Line".

Mendizábal died on June 30, 1913.[3]

References

External links

• Media related to Rosendo Mendizábal at Wikimedia Commons
• Free scores by Rosendo Mendizábal at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

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