Composer

Leo Brouwer

Cuban composer, conductor, and guitarist

b. 1939

48 works and musical collections

Born: 1939
Birthplace: Havana
Citizenship / historical state: Cuba
Period (estimated from birth year): Contemporary

Biography

Leo Brouwer — Cuban composer, conductor, and guitarist. Leo Brouwer was born in 1939 in Havana. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Cuba.

Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; conductor; guitarist
Education: Juilliard School; University of Hartford
Recorded memberships: Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC
Instruments played: guitar
Genres: contemporary classical music
Awards: Prize Tomás Luis de Victoria; Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
Languages used: Spanish
VIAF ID: 113713786
ISNI: 0000000116997448
GND ID: 118993046
Library of Congress ID: n79105800
MusicBrainz ID: 55bcdfc0-dc50-4258-a96c-e20667f6b6f2

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Guitar, Horn, violin, Alto, Cello
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 0

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Sheet music catalogue

Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Berceuse (Concion de Cuna)	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Nuevos Estudios Sencillos	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fandangos y Boleros	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Quajira Criolla	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
An Idea	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Viaje A La Semilla	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude #III 'Rapido'	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude #V 'Allegretto'	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Les Yeux Sorciers (Ojos brujos)	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude #I 'Movido'	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude #IV 'Comodo'	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prologo O Epilogo I	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prologo O Epilogo II	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sarabanda de Scriabin	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Concerto de Toronto	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude #II 'Lento'	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Un Dia De Noviembre	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude no. 11: pour les lies et les positions fixes	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude no. 15: pour les accords de trois sons	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Scherzo Di Bravura	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cuban Landscape with Rain	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Paisaje cubano con tristeza	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Acerca del cielo el aire y la sonrisa	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Canciones remotas	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Triptico	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude no. 12: pour les accords brises en legato	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude no. 13: pour les lies et les positions fixes	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Etude no. 14: pour les lies et le pouce	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Interludo	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Grand Pas De Deux	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Tocata de Pasquini	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
ZAPATEADO	See work details	Guitar Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Canciones Amatorios	See work details	Tenor Alto	View sheet music Work & edition details
Los Desastres De La Guerra	See work details	violin Horn	View sheet music Work & edition details
Pop Construction	See work details	violin Horn	View sheet music Work & edition details
Portrait De Chopin	See work details	violin Horn	View sheet music Work & edition details
Reclining Nude	See work details	violin Horn	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Garden Of Earthly Delights	See work details	violin Horn	View sheet music Work & edition details
The Jungle	See work details	violin Horn	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonata For Solo Cello	See work details	Cello	View sheet music Work & edition details
Quinteto	See work details	Guitar Flute Oboe 1 more instruments Clarinet	View sheet music Work & edition details
Alrededor De Tu Piel, Ato Y Desato La Mia	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Desde Que El Alba Quiso Ser Alba, Toda Eres Made	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Llego Con Tres Heridas: La Del Amor, La De La Muerte, La De La Vita	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Me Cogiste El Corazon Y Hoy Precipitas Su Vuelo	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Rie, Que Todo Rie: Que Todo Es Madre Leve	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details
Tristes Hombres Si No Mueren De Amores	See work details	Guitar	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 113713786. Portrait: Gabriel Guerra Biancini, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.