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ÁUREO HERRERO (1904-1995)
acido
en 1904. Su padre, músico de profesión, le inculca
su amor por la música y a la edad de seis años interpreta
melodías en el piano, la bandurria y la guitarra. En al luthería
de Santos Hernández conoce a los mejores guitarristas
e instrumentistas de arco del momento. Es presentado a un profesor
de contrabajo de la Orquesta del Teatro Real que se brinda a darle
clases; aprende rápido, y, en un año, ya trabaja en
la Orquesta del Teatro Price. Comienza su preparación para
entrar en el conservatorio.
Estudia
armonía, contrapunto, termina la carrera de contrabajo estudiando
con los mas prestigiosos profesores del momento y conoce a Andrés
Segovia, del que recibe clases y que años después,
le enviará a los alumnos que no puede asumir por sus compromisos
concertísticos, constituyéndose así en su más
genuíno y directo continuador.
Forma parte de la Orquesta Nacional Filarmónica y de la Orquesta
Sinfónica Arbós de Madrid, entrando en contacto
con importantes personalidades de la música sinfónica
tales como el propio Arbós, Spiteri, Ataulfo Argenta,
Conrado del Campo, Juan Ruiz Casaux y en donde toma conciencia
del repertorio orquestal en giras por toda España y el extranjero.
Conoce y se relaciona con guitarristas, compositores y guitarreros
como Ángel Martín Pompey, Ángel Barrios,
Alirio Díaz, Arcángel Fernández, Marcelo Barbero,
Feliciano Bayón, Paulino Bernabé, Narciso Yepes, Leo
Brouwer y Regino Sainz de la Maza, al que hace sustituciones
en el conservatorio.
Profesor en la Escuela Norteamericana durante varios años;
director de Instrumentos españoles y guitarrista en la Orquesta
de la compañía discográfica Columbia.
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| Áureo Herrero con Leo Brower
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La Guerra Civil Española le obliga a realizar un largo paréntesis
pero cuando ésta termina, a los quince días, ya forma parte
de un nuevo grupo: La Orquesta España.
Se jubila. Recibe alumnos en su domicilio y compone y arregla obras de
grandes autores.
El Ministerio de Cultura le faculta para seleccionar y traer
a Madrid Coros, orquestas de pulso y púa, grupos de folclore.
Recorre toda España durante ocho años seleccionando
orfeones de Santander, Zumaya.
Fué nombrado "Socio de Honor" de la Sociedad
Española de la Guitarra. Ha formado a varias generaciones
de concertistas (Rocío Herrero, Marcus Llerena, Antonio
Domínguez, Theodore Norman, etc.) y grandes pedagogos.
Fallece en 1995.
Biography
ÁUREO HERRERO (1904-1995)
e was born in 1904. His father, a professional musician,
inculcated him his love to music and when he was six years old he played
melodies on the piano, the bandurria and the guitar. At the lutheria Santos
Hernandez he met the best guitar players and bow instrumentalists of that
moment. He was introduced to a double bass teacher of the Teatro Real
Orchestra who offered himself to give him classes. He learned very fast
and after one year he already worked in the Price Theatre Orchestra. He
started his training to join the Conservatory.
He
studied harmony, counterpoint and finished the career of double
bass studying with the most prestigious teachers of the moment.
He met Andres Segovia, who taught him and some years later,
sent him the students he could not teach himself because of his
artistic commitments. In this way, Aureo Herrero became his most
direct and genuine continuator. He was a member of the Arbós
Orchestra of Madrid where he met important celebrities of symphonic
music as Arbos himself, Spiteri, Ataulfo Argenta, Conrado
del Campo, Juan Ruiz Casaux and where he became used to orchestral
repertory during tours all around Spain and abroad. He met and got
in touch with well known guitar players and composers Ángel
Martín Pompey, Feliciano Bayón, Arcágel Fernández,
Marcelo Barbero, Paulino Bernabé, Ángel Barrios, Alirio
Diaz, Narciso Yepes, Leo Brouwer and Regino Sainz de la Maza;
Aureo Herrero stood in for him some times at the Conservatory. He
was a teacher at the North American School for several years; director
of Spanish Instruments and guitar player at the orchestra of Columbia
record company.
The Spanish Civil War obliged him to make a long break
but 15 days after the war finished he was already a member of a new group:
the Orquesta de España.
He retired. He received some students at his home, composed
and adapted for guitar pieces of famous composers. The Ministry
of Culture authorized him to choose and bring to Madrid choirs,
plucked string orchestras and folklore groups. He travelled all
around Spain for eight years and selected choirs from Santander,
Zumaya. He has prepared some generations of concert performers (Rocío
Herrero, Marcus Llerena, Antonio Dominguez, Theodore Norman,
etc.) and important pedagogues.
He died in 1995.
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