Composer. Víctor Wotzbelí Aguilar Solórzano was a Guatemalan composer. He was a disciple of Jesús Castillo in Quetzaltenango, where he participated in the development of the marimba repertoire that characterized Guatemalan music since the early 20th century. He wrote numerous compositions for piano that he later adapted to the marimba, obtaining a wide dissemination of his music. Aguilar established a new genre: the guarimba, a dance rhythm in time of six by eight with frequent hemiolas that was later adopted by many composers. of dance music for marimba.
Composer. Víctor Wotzbelí Aguilar Solórzano was a Guatemalan composer. He was a disciple of Jesús Castillo in Quetzaltenango, where he participated in the development of the marimba repertoire that characterized Guatemalan music since the early 20th century. He wrote numerous compositions for piano that he later adapted to the marimba, obtaining a wide dissemination of his music. Aguilar established a new genre: the guarimba, a dance rhythm in time of six by eight with frequent hemiolas that was later adopted by many composers. of dance music for marimba.
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