Rubalcaba showed deep interest in music from his early years. When he turned 15 , he received musical training at an academy in his hometown in addition to his work as a tailor.[1] Humble, dignified and courteous, Rubalcaba was a remarkable student and quickly became engrossed in his studies. At eighteen years, he began playing the trumpet and valve trombone in the brass band of Santa Clara.[citation needed]
In 1915, Rubalcaba moved to Pinar del Río, where he joined the local military band.[1] From then on, he became a prominent figure in the field of music education, offering a means for exploring alternative approaches and new ideas. In his pedagogical tasks, Rubalcaba displayed the same devotion to duty, advising his students about the combination and subordination of music-theoretical knowledge to practical activity in the performance of one or more instruments, while playing alone or within an ensemble, as is widely recommended in present-day guides.[citation needed]
In between, Rubalcaba founded the first brass band of Pinar del Río, and also established bands in the nearby cities of Mantua, San Luis, and San Juan y Martínez. In 1918, he became the conductor of his own orquesta típica, which helped spread the danzón around the western region of Cuba.[citation needed]
Rubalcaba used cakewalk rhythms in many of his songs, creating popular compositions like Los pinareños, Linda Mercedes, Ulpiano y su contrabajo and Hay que echar manteca.[citation needed] Even though his most significant contribution was the arrangement for his song El cadete constitucional, in which he cleverly included the melody of John Philip Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever[2] – a musical thread that was commonly used at the time. According to musicologistNed Sublette, part of the danzón's success in the early 1900s was its ability to incorporate and absorb all sorts of melodic traditions as the contradanza had previously done. Sublette added that light classics of the nineteenth-century European repertoire were endlessly danzonized, as were popular themes from ragtime and a variety of Cuban genres.[3]
Rubalcaba was also the founder of one of the greatest musical dynasties in Cuba, as many of his descendants would follow in his footsteps to become directors and instrumentalists. His son, the pianistGuillermo Rubalcaba,[4] was the founder of the legendary Charanga Rubalcaba, while his grandson, the pianist and composer Gonzalo Rubalcaba,[5] is one of the most important figures to emerge from Afro-Cuban jazz in the 1990s.
Jacobo Rubalcaba died in 1960 in a traffic collision, while he was travelling from Havana to his home of Pinar del Río.[1]
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^ abcdOrovio, Helio (2004). Cuban Music from A to Z-CL. Duke University Press Books. ISBN978-0-8223-3186-5.
^You Can Dance to It: Roots of Tradition With Improvisational Freedom. NYTimes.com. – Article by Jon Pareles. Published on Dec. 5, 2012. Retrieved on Jul. 5, 2015.
jacobo, rubalcaba, jacobo, gonzález, rubalcaba, 1895, 1960, cuban, musician, composer, bandleader, educator, born, sagua, grande, adopted, mother, maiden, name, professional, birth, namejacobo, gonzález, rubalcababornnovember, 1895sagua, grande, villa, clara, . Jacobo Gonzalez Rubalcaba 1895 1960 was a Cuban musician composer bandleader and educator Born in Sagua La Grande he adopted his mother s maiden name for professional use 1 Jacobo RubalcabaBirth nameJacobo Gonzalez RubalcabaBornNovember 28 1895Sagua La Grande Villa Clara Province CubaDied1960 aged 64 65 Pinar del Rio Pinar del Rio Province CubaGenresCuban danzon brass band styleOccupation s Bandleader arranger composer educatorInstrument s Trumpet valve tromboneYears active1910 1960Biography editRubalcaba showed deep interest in music from his early years When he turned 15 he received musical training at an academy in his hometown in addition to his work as a tailor 1 Humble dignified and courteous Rubalcaba was a remarkable student and quickly became engrossed in his studies At eighteen years he began playing the trumpet and valve trombone in the brass band of Santa Clara citation needed In 1915 Rubalcaba moved to Pinar del Rio where he joined the local military band 1 From then on he became a prominent figure in the field of music education offering a means for exploring alternative approaches and new ideas In his pedagogical tasks Rubalcaba displayed the same devotion to duty advising his students about the combination and subordination of music theoretical knowledge to practical activity in the performance of one or more instruments while playing alone or within an ensemble as is widely recommended in present day guides citation needed In between Rubalcaba founded the first brass band of Pinar del Rio and also established bands in the nearby cities of Mantua San Luis and San Juan y Martinez In 1918 he became the conductor of his own orquesta tipica which helped spread the danzon around the western region of Cuba citation needed Rubalcaba used cakewalk rhythms in many of his songs creating popular compositions like Los pinarenos Linda Mercedes Ulpiano y su contrabajo and Hay que echar manteca citation needed Even though his most significant contribution was the arrangement for his song El cadete constitucional in which he cleverly included the melody of John Philip Sousa s The Stars and Stripes Forever 2 a musical thread that was commonly used at the time According to musicologist Ned Sublette part of the danzon s success in the early 1900s was its ability to incorporate and absorb all sorts of melodic traditions as the contradanza had previously done Sublette added that light classics of the nineteenth century European repertoire were endlessly danzonized as were popular themes from ragtime and a variety of Cuban genres 3 Rubalcaba was also the founder of one of the greatest musical dynasties in Cuba as many of his descendants would follow in his footsteps to become directors and instrumentalists His son the pianist Guillermo Rubalcaba 4 was the founder of the legendary Charanga Rubalcaba while his grandson the pianist and composer Gonzalo Rubalcaba 5 is one of the most important figures to emerge from Afro Cuban jazz in the 1990s Jacobo Rubalcaba died in 1960 in a traffic collision while he was travelling from Havana to his home of Pinar del Rio 1 Sources edit a b c d Orovio Helio 2004 Cuban Music from A to Z CL Duke University Press Books ISBN 978 0 8223 3186 5 You Can Dance to It Roots of Tradition With Improvisational Freedom NYTimes com Article by Jon Pareles Published on Dec 5 2012 Retrieved on Jul 5 2015 Sublette Ned 2007 Cuba and Its Music From the First Drums to the Mambo Chicago Review Press ISBN 978 1 5565 2632 9 Guillermo Rubalcaba un pilar en el desarrollo del danzon Spanish JornadaUnam mx Retrieved on Jul5 25 2015 Rubalcaba Gonzalo Gonzalo Julio Gonzalez Fonseca Archived 2015 09 05 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians Retrieved on July 31 2015 External links editEl Cadete Constitucional videosInternacional Danzonera de Jose Casquera on YouTube Orquesta Aragon on YouTube Gonzalo Rubalcaba on YouTube Generoso Jimenez on YouTube Jose Fajardo y su Orquesta on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacobo Rubalcaba amp oldid 1218341887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
