Composer. Showing a talent for music at a young age, Luis Delgadillo impressed the government of President José Santos Zelaya with his musical ability and received a government sponsorship to study at the Conservatory of Milan. Upon returning home, he was named Nicaragua's Director General of Music Culture. Often using Nicaragua's indigenous culture for inspiration, he quickly rose to become the country's leading composer. Among his many works include pieces such as "Sinfonía Incaica," "Teotihuacán," "Suite Diciembre," "La marcha triunfal Rubén Darío" in honor of the funeral of celebrated Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, the ballet "La cabeza del Rawí," and the opera "Mavaltayán." In 1919 he adapted the music to Salomón Ibarra Mayorga's written work "Salve a ti, Nicaragua," which became the Nicaraguan national anthem. In the 1930s he was appointed as Director of the National School of Music and as Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Managua, positions he both held until his death. In addition to his contributions in Nicaragua, Delgadillo briefly held posts at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City and the National School of Music in Panama City, as well as was invited to perform his work at Carnegie Hall in 1930.
Composer. Showing a talent for music at a young age, Luis Delgadillo impressed the government of President José Santos Zelaya with his musical ability and received a government sponsorship to study at the Conservatory of Milan. Upon returning home, he was named Nicaragua's Director General of Music Culture. Often using Nicaragua's indigenous culture for inspiration, he quickly rose to become the country's leading composer. Among his many works include pieces such as "Sinfonía Incaica," "Teotihuacán," "Suite Diciembre," "La marcha triunfal Rubén Darío" in honor of the funeral of celebrated Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, the ballet "La cabeza del Rawí," and the opera "Mavaltayán." In 1919 he adapted the music to Salomón Ibarra Mayorga's written work "Salve a ti, Nicaragua," which became the Nicaraguan national anthem. In the 1930s he was appointed as Director of the National School of Music and as Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Managua, positions he both held until his death. In addition to his contributions in Nicaragua, Delgadillo briefly held posts at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City and the National School of Music in Panama City, as well as was invited to perform his work at Carnegie Hall in 1930.
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