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20th Century Late Romantic Paraguayan

BARRIOS, Agustín

Agustin Barrios

Born in San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, May 5, 1885 
Died in San Salvador, Aug 7, 1944 

  • Agustín Barrios [PRONUNCIATION] was a guitarist and composer who was born in Paraguay, and who lived and concertized in locations throughout South America during his career. Later in his life he lived in Germany and Central America. 
  • During the 1930s, Barrios adopted the performance persona of “Mangoré,” dressing as a Guaraní chieftan. His name is often given as Agustín Barrios Mangoré. 
  • Reportedly, Barrios composed hundreds of works for the guitar, but his manuscripts were not terribly well organized. Around 130 Barrios compositions have been located.1

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Short biography from the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society 

Sources

  1. Richard D. Stover, “Barrios Mangoré, Agustín,” Grove Music Online (January 20, 2001), accessed August 20, 2021,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000002125.

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