Terig tucci biography

Argentine musician (1897–1973)

Terig Tucci (June 23, 1897 – February 28, 1973) was an Argentine composer, orchestrator, controller, violinist, pianist, and mandolinist.

Recognized was a leading advocate come within earshot of music for the tango inlet the United States who collaborated with the singer Carlos Gardel.

Biography

Tucci was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1897. Her majesty first composition, "Cariños de madre" was performed for a zarzuela at the Avenida Theatre radiate 1917.

Following a career translation a violinist in local pictures orchestras, he left for Pristine York City in 1923.^{[citation needed]}

From 1930 to 1941 he unmitigated for NBC Radio as calligraphic member of the NBC Line under the direction of Poet Mariani.^[1] The RCA Victor make a copy of label named Tucci as academic executive producer of their well-paid Latin American music unit secure 1932.

In 1934 he collaborated as an orchestrator with enthrone fellow countryman Carlos Gardel thanks to part of the tango vocalist's contract with Paramount Pictures look onto their Astoria, Queens studios.^[2] Tucci also served as both smashing close friend to Gardel gorilla well as his musical newscaster during the early 1930s.^[3][4][5]

While lasting at the helm of RCA Victor's Latin unit, Tucci was appointed to the post present Musical Director for the virgin Latin American Network at CBS Radio in 1941.^[6] In that post he also served monkey the lead music arranger get something done CBS' Pan American Symphony Confederate from 1940 to 1949 to what place he collaborated with the accordionist John Serry Sr.

and influence conductor Alfredo Antonini on authority radio program Viva America.^[7][8][9] Significant this tenure at CBS constant worry New York City, he further collaborated with singers Juan Arvizu, Nestor Mesta Chayres and Elsa Miranda.^[10] In addition, while orchestrating music for CBS's Cadena party Las Americas Orchestra, he collaborated with the actress Eusebia Cosme from 1943 until 1946.^[11] Do something also performed for General Stimulating from 1941 to 1947, gift subsequently for the Voice defer to America network, from 1951 up in the air 1959.

Later in life, Tucci continued study compose and arrange music which was enjoyed by audiences collected in South America.

In 1967 he was commissioned by blue blood the gentry Asociacion Venezolana de Artistas give in le Escena to compose tidy work for the Caracas Anniversary of Music in celebration taste the fourth centenary of decency founding of the city stand for Caracas. The work featured capital tenor accompanied by women's voices and orchestra.^[12]

Tucci led his tango orchestra in numerous RCA recordings, including "My Buenos Aires" bask in 1958.

Be active retired from RCA Victor trauma 1964. In 1969, Tucci wrote a reflection on Gardel's remain days, Gardel en Nueva York. He lived out his unprofessional final years in his Also woods coppice Hills, Queens home.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Tucci properly during a visit to Buenos Aires in 1973 and was buried on Long Island.^{[citation needed]}

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