Alberto Castilla

Alberto Castilla Buenaventura (Bogotá 9 April 1878 – Ibagué 10 June 1937),^[1] was a Colombian composer. He was born in Bogotá. He was also an engineer, journalist, poet, writer, mathematician and musician. He founded the Conservatory of Tolima in 1906.^[2]

He composed the famous instrumental "Bunde Tolimense" to which Nicanor Velásquez added verses to create what is now the Hymn of the Tolima Department.

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^ Miller, Terry, and Sean Williams. Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 4). 4. Routledge; Har/Com edition (April 1998), 1998. Print.
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[1] Miller, Terry, and Sean Williams. Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 4). 4. Routledge; Har/Com edition (April 1998), 1998. Print.

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