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1842
Pianist and composer José Comellas was born
21 de Febrero de 1842
He was born in Matanzas in February 21st, 1842 and died in Havana in February 9th, 1888. He studied in Leipzig, Germany. For many years he worked as professor of music in Baltimore, U.S.A. His works were successfully performed, specially his Sonata Brillante for piano. He became a renown pianist.
1889
Poet Antonio Sellén died.
21 de Febrero de 1889
He was born in Santiago de Cuba in May 13th, 1840 and died in Havana in February 21st, 1889. Together with his brother Francisco, he settled the bilingual (English Spanish) newspaper El Heraldo Cubano. In New York he was professor of language, and began his friendship with José Martí. His poems are in the Arpas Amigas collection. He translated works by Lord Byron, Alfred Musset and Federico Schiller.
1908
Composer and orchestra conductor Julio Brito was born
21 de Febrero de 1908
e was born in Havana, in January 21st, 1908 and died in July 30th, 1968. He studied with Maestro Pedro Sanjuán. At the age of 16 he joined Don Anpiazu orchestra as saxophonist , but later he dedicated to pay drum; besides he played, guitar and vibraphone. After his earliest compositions: “Tus lágrimas”, “Florecita”; he premiered “Ilusión china”; in 1931, that gave him certain popularity. Later he composed “Trigueñita”, “Oye mi guitarra”, “Flor de ausencia”; “Mira que eres linda”, “Serenata guajira”, “Si yo pudiera hablarte” and “El amor de mi bohío” in 1937. For almost all his artistic life he dedicated to orchestra conducting. He created music for several films, among them: Tam Tam and Embrujo, antillano. He was one of the pioneers of Cuban radio broadcasting, by playing his songs in great audience programs. In 1946 he became President of the Society of Authors of Cuba.
1965
Composer Miguel Companioni died.
21 de Febrero de 1965
He was born in Sancti Spiritus in July 21st, 1881 and died in Havana in February 21st, 1965. At the age of eleven he got blind. His father was Captain of the Cuban Liberator Army (Mambises). When he was young he worked as a baker, as a telegraphist and as a salesman of pharmaceutical products. In 1902 he got a harmonica and spontaneously began to play popular tunes in it. Shortly afterwards he deepened in his guitar studies becoming a very good interpreter, and he even gave lessons to some amateurs. In 1911 he went to New York for medical tests, but he was informed that he would never recover his sight.
Besides guitar he studied piano, flute, violin and counterbass.
He worked in theatres and cinemas as pianist. For some years he had an orchestra which was heard in Las Villas province. He conducted the Easter Choirs in Sancti Spiritus, composing his music. Among his best songs and boleros are: “La lira rota”, “Alelí”, “Amelia”, “La fe”, “Por que latió mi corazón” and specially “Mujer perjura”. On behalf of his fifty years as author a medal was conferred to him by the Society of Cuban Composers.
1978
The National Center on Copyright is created
21 de Febrero de 1978
The National Center on Copyright (CENDA) is created in February 21st, 1978, being officialy in charge of proposing controlling and putting into effect the national and inernational ruling policy . In puting into effect the juridical norms which rule copyright the CENDA, plays an important role in the search of the necessary balance between individual and collective creation. In accordance with Law 14 it may act in defense of the author facing any national and/or international violation.
1996
Outstanding pianist and composer Isolina Carrillo passed away.
21 de Febrero de 1996
Isolina Carrillo was born in Havana on December 9, 1907 and died on February 21, 1996. In the 1940s, her musical creations were already popular.
Some of her best known works are Canción sin amor, Sombra que besa, Increíble and Dos Gardenias.
Carrillo also worked as accompanying pianist and a repertoire programmer in the ICRT (Cuban Institute of the radio and the television).
In the last years of her life, she was the main figure, hostess of the restaurant and cultural complex named after her most popular song Dos Gardenias.
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