Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera

Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera
Born1859
Died1946
Bogotá, Colombia
Occupation(s)Pianist, composer

Teresa Tanco Cordovez de Herrera (1859 – 1946) was a Colombian pianist and composer. She traveled to Europe with her sister in 1882 and made her Paris debut at Salle Pleyel Saint-Saens to favorable reviews. She composed for voice, sacred pieces and a zarzuela Simila similibus.[1] She died in Bogotá.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Compositrices françaises et espagnoles du 19ème siècle". Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  2. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. ^ Bermúdez, Egberto; Duque, Ellie Anne; Gamboa T., Gamboa Tillotson (2000). Historia de la música en Santafé y Bogotá, 1538-1938.


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