The museum house where the outstanding Cuban musician and jurist Alejandro García Caturla was born 113 years ago was reopened to the public in his native village Remedios, a town in central Cuba. The house was declared a National Monument in 1970 and had its restoration in the last five years.
There, he was born in March 7th 1906, Alejandro García Caturla, the most universal of the Cuban composers in the first half of the last century, and who was considered, along with Amadeo Roldán, the pioneer of modern symphonic Cuban music.
With the aim of promoting and studying the musical history of García Caturla, this facility has valuable samples such as collections of history, documents and musical instruments, pieces of art, publications, family furniture, written music, photographs and clothing of the great Cuban musician.
The complete repair shows a different image of the Museum House, with new showcases and shelves and an appropriate lighting for the objects in exhibition.
In this museum house, the musician returned to live his last 20 years, the brilliant artist and jurist, who was killed in November 12th 1940 by a ruffian who had threatened him not to accuse him in a trial, to which the musician replied that he would comply with justice.
Alejandro García Cataula’s work is recognized in Cuba and abroad for being a revolutionary composer and one of the first to introduce African rhythms into the Cuban music of his time.
With information from Prensa Latina
Translated by Susel Esquivel
