Oreste Sindici (May 31, 1828 – January 12, 1904) was an Italian-born Colombian musician and composer. He composed the music for the Colombian national anthem in 1887.
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He was born in Ceccano (Province of Frosinone) and studied in the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at Rome.
He arrived in Bogotá in 1863 as a singer with an opera company[1] and lived and worked as a musician in Colombia until his death. In 1887 he was asked to compose the music to a poem written by Rafael Núñez. The song was released on November 11, 1887, in commemoration of the Independence of Cartagena de Indias.[2] In 1920 this song officially became the Colombian national anthem.[3]
Oreste Sindici died in Bogotá on January 12, 1904, due to severe arteriosclerosis. In 1937 the Colombian government honored his memory.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Oreste Sindici" (in Italian). Cecano Online. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ "Himno Nacional de Colombia" (in Spanish). Presidencia de Colombia. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ "Ley 33 de 1920" (in Spanish). Congreso de Colombia. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ "Símbolos patrios de Colombia" (in Spanish). Presidencia de Colombia. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2010.