Ariel Ramírez

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🇦🇷 Argentina

Argentine composer, pianist and music director (1921–2010)

About Ariel Ramírez

Ariel Ramírez (4 September 1921 – 18 February 2010) was an Argentine composer, pianist and music director. He was considered "a chief exponent of Argentine folk music" and noted for his "iconic" musical compositions. Ramírez is known primarily for his Misa Criolla (1964). It allowed him to travel around Europe and Latin America to build his reputation. However, he wrote more than 300 compositions during his career, and sold over 10 million albums.

Quick facts

Known for: Misa criolla, Guitar Recital, Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla • Navidad nuestra / Guido Haazen: Missa Luba
Born: 1921-09-04
Died: 2010-02-18
Artist type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Santa Fe
Associated area: Argentina
Active period: 1921-09-04 – 2010-02-18
MusicBrainz description: Argentinian composer, pianist and music director
Genres: classical
Music tags: argentina, argentinian, choral, classical, composer, folclore, folklore, religious, vocal
ISNI: 000000011020120X
IPI: 00025321619