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Carlos Guastavino

Carlos Guastavino (April 5, 1912 - October 28, 2000) was an Argentine composer.

Gustavino was born in Santa Fe Province[?], Argentina. He music was greatly influenced by Argentine folk music. Many of his pieces are songs or other short works, though he also wrote orchestral music and a number of ballet scores.

External links

Obituary in The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/argentina/story/0,11439,621162,00)
A biography of Gustavino (http://members.tripod.com/~ostinato/guas)

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