ARIAS, Clotilde
Name:
ARIAS, Clotilde (1901-1959)
Musical genre:
Singer-Songwriter, Vocal Music/Art Songs
Country of birth:
Peru
Country of location:
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Notes:
Clotilde Arias Chávarri Anduaga de Ferrero was a Peruvian-American composer and lyricist. She is best known for her composition of the song "Huiracocha", popular in Peru and sung worldwide; and for her translation of "The Star-Spangled Banner", the United States national anthem, into lyrical Spanish, commissioned by the U.S. Department of State in 1946.
Arias composed other serious classical songs, including "Idilio Roto (Broken Idyll)", as well as songs in the popular style of the 1930s, some of which she sold door to door to help support her family.
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