Ariel Ramírez (4 September 1921 – 18 February 2010) was an Argentine compos… Read Full Bio ↴Ariel Ramírez (4 September 1921 – 18 February 2010) was an Argentine composer, pianist and music director. He was considered "a chief exponent of Argentine folk music" and noted for his "iconic" musical compositions.
Ramírez is known primarily for his Misa Criolla (1964). It allowed him to travel around Europe and Latin America to build his reputation. He had more than 300 compositions during his career and sold millions of albums. By the time he died in 2010, his work was globally renowned.Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Mercedes Sosa are some of the artists to have recorded his work. He was also associated with Miguel Brascó and Felix Luna.
Ariel Ramírez was born in Santa Fe, Argentina. His father was a teacher and it had been thought Ramírez would also pursue this career path but the job lasted for just two days due to "discipline problems".He pursued initially tango before switching to Argentine folklore. He began his piano studies in Santa Fe, and soon became fascinated with the music of the gauchos and creoles in the mountains. He continued his studies in Córdoba, where he met the great Argentinian folk singer and songwriter Atahualpa Yupanqui and was influenced by him. Following a suggestion from Yupanqui, he visited the North East of Argentina and deepened his research into the traditional rhythms of South America. He spent time in Mendoza and Buenos Aires. At the same time continuing his academic studies as a composer at the National Conservatory of Music, in Buenos Aires. In 1946 he made his first recording, with RCA. He made twenty records with RCA until 1956.
Ramírez went on to study classical music in Madrid, Rome and mainly in Vienna, from 1950 to 1954. Back in Argentina, he collected over 400 folk and country songs and popular songs and founded the Compañía de Folklore Ariel Ramírez.
Ramírez married Inés Cuello de Ramirez. Together they had two sons.
In 1964, the Ramírez' composition Misa Criolla marked the beginning of a period of high musical productivity for the composer which also heralded the premieres of the works Navidad Nuestra (1964), La Peregrinación (1964); Los caudillos (1965); Mujeres Argentinas (1969), and Alfonsina y el Mar (1969), all produced in collaboration with writer Félix Luna. Misa Criolla was an early non-Latin Masses post-Second Vatican Council.[2][5] The Washington Post described Misa Criolla as "a stunning artistic achievement, combined Spanish text with indigenous instruments and rhythms".[5] It led to album sales numbering in the millions internationally.[5] Ramírez once told The Jerusalem Post how Misa Criolla was inspired by a visit to Germany after World War II.[5] While there he had an encounter with a group of nuns, which led him to consider writing "a spiritual piece". This would eventually become the Misa Criolla.[5]
Misa Criolla and Alfonsina y el Mar are probably his best known compositions. The Misa, a mass for either male or female soloists, chorus and orchestra, is based on folk genres such as chacarera, carnavalito and estilo pampeano, with Andean influences and instruments. It is also one of the first masses to be celebrated in a modern language following the lifting on their ban by the Second Vatican Council. Ramírez wrote the piece in 1963–1964 and it was recorded in 1964 by Philips Records, directed by Ramírez himself with Los Fronterizos as featured performers (Philips 820 39 LP, including Navidad Nuestra, remastered in 1994 and released by Philips as CD 526155-2). It was not publicly performed until 1967 in Düsseldorf, Germany, during a European tour which eventually brought Ariel Ramírez before Pope Paul VI. His Mass for peace and justice (1981) is quite famous.[2] Equally famous are the recordings with the solo voices of George Dalaras (1989), José Carreras (1990), and Mercedes Sosa (1999). Plácido Domingo recorded the Kyrie (i.e., the first movement of the Misa) with Dominic Miller on guitar (2003).
Albeit not sharing the same worldwide success,[citation needed] Alfonsina y el Mar enjoys great popularity in Latin America and Spain, being one of the most regarded songs in Argentinian folk music. The piece pays homage to poet Alfonsina Storni, evoking her tragic suicide in 1938, when she walked into the sea at La Perla beach in Mar del Plata, and the poem she wrote as a goodbye message, I Am Going to Sleep. Artists of the stature of Mercedes Sosa, Violeta Parra, Alfredo Kraus and José Carreras (with Pasión Vega) have made recordings of the song, as well as many other popular singers including Shakira, Miguel Bosé, Andrés Calamaro and Paloma San Basilio.
Other major compositions by Ramírez include the Cantata Sudamericana (again with text by Félix Luna, 1972) and another mass: Misa por la paz y la justicia (with liturgical texts by Félix Luna and Osvaldo Catena, 1980). He had more than 300 compositions during his career. With Luna he created the Merecedes Sosa hits Mujeres Argentinas (Argentine Women), which documented women fighting for their freedom, and Cantata Sudamericana (South American Cantata).
Along with the Hamlet Lima Quintana, Ramírez also composed the music for Spanish film director Carlos Saura's TV film El Sur, which is based on the short story El Sur by Argentine author Jose Luis Borges.
Ramírez is known primarily for his Misa Criolla (1964). It allowed him to travel around Europe and Latin America to build his reputation. He had more than 300 compositions during his career and sold millions of albums. By the time he died in 2010, his work was globally renowned.Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Mercedes Sosa are some of the artists to have recorded his work. He was also associated with Miguel Brascó and Felix Luna.
Ariel Ramírez was born in Santa Fe, Argentina. His father was a teacher and it had been thought Ramírez would also pursue this career path but the job lasted for just two days due to "discipline problems".He pursued initially tango before switching to Argentine folklore. He began his piano studies in Santa Fe, and soon became fascinated with the music of the gauchos and creoles in the mountains. He continued his studies in Córdoba, where he met the great Argentinian folk singer and songwriter Atahualpa Yupanqui and was influenced by him. Following a suggestion from Yupanqui, he visited the North East of Argentina and deepened his research into the traditional rhythms of South America. He spent time in Mendoza and Buenos Aires. At the same time continuing his academic studies as a composer at the National Conservatory of Music, in Buenos Aires. In 1946 he made his first recording, with RCA. He made twenty records with RCA until 1956.
Ramírez went on to study classical music in Madrid, Rome and mainly in Vienna, from 1950 to 1954. Back in Argentina, he collected over 400 folk and country songs and popular songs and founded the Compañía de Folklore Ariel Ramírez.
Ramírez married Inés Cuello de Ramirez. Together they had two sons.
In 1964, the Ramírez' composition Misa Criolla marked the beginning of a period of high musical productivity for the composer which also heralded the premieres of the works Navidad Nuestra (1964), La Peregrinación (1964); Los caudillos (1965); Mujeres Argentinas (1969), and Alfonsina y el Mar (1969), all produced in collaboration with writer Félix Luna. Misa Criolla was an early non-Latin Masses post-Second Vatican Council.[2][5] The Washington Post described Misa Criolla as "a stunning artistic achievement, combined Spanish text with indigenous instruments and rhythms".[5] It led to album sales numbering in the millions internationally.[5] Ramírez once told The Jerusalem Post how Misa Criolla was inspired by a visit to Germany after World War II.[5] While there he had an encounter with a group of nuns, which led him to consider writing "a spiritual piece". This would eventually become the Misa Criolla.[5]
Misa Criolla and Alfonsina y el Mar are probably his best known compositions. The Misa, a mass for either male or female soloists, chorus and orchestra, is based on folk genres such as chacarera, carnavalito and estilo pampeano, with Andean influences and instruments. It is also one of the first masses to be celebrated in a modern language following the lifting on their ban by the Second Vatican Council. Ramírez wrote the piece in 1963–1964 and it was recorded in 1964 by Philips Records, directed by Ramírez himself with Los Fronterizos as featured performers (Philips 820 39 LP, including Navidad Nuestra, remastered in 1994 and released by Philips as CD 526155-2). It was not publicly performed until 1967 in Düsseldorf, Germany, during a European tour which eventually brought Ariel Ramírez before Pope Paul VI. His Mass for peace and justice (1981) is quite famous.[2] Equally famous are the recordings with the solo voices of George Dalaras (1989), José Carreras (1990), and Mercedes Sosa (1999). Plácido Domingo recorded the Kyrie (i.e., the first movement of the Misa) with Dominic Miller on guitar (2003).
Albeit not sharing the same worldwide success,[citation needed] Alfonsina y el Mar enjoys great popularity in Latin America and Spain, being one of the most regarded songs in Argentinian folk music. The piece pays homage to poet Alfonsina Storni, evoking her tragic suicide in 1938, when she walked into the sea at La Perla beach in Mar del Plata, and the poem she wrote as a goodbye message, I Am Going to Sleep. Artists of the stature of Mercedes Sosa, Violeta Parra, Alfredo Kraus and José Carreras (with Pasión Vega) have made recordings of the song, as well as many other popular singers including Shakira, Miguel Bosé, Andrés Calamaro and Paloma San Basilio.
Other major compositions by Ramírez include the Cantata Sudamericana (again with text by Félix Luna, 1972) and another mass: Misa por la paz y la justicia (with liturgical texts by Félix Luna and Osvaldo Catena, 1980). He had more than 300 compositions during his career. With Luna he created the Merecedes Sosa hits Mujeres Argentinas (Argentine Women), which documented women fighting for their freedom, and Cantata Sudamericana (South American Cantata).
Along with the Hamlet Lima Quintana, Ramírez also composed the music for Spanish film director Carlos Saura's TV film El Sur, which is based on the short story El Sur by Argentine author Jose Luis Borges.
Agnus Dei
Ariel Ramírez Lyrics
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Cordero De Dios Que Quitas
Los Pecados Del Mundo
Ten Compasión De Nosotros
Cordero De Dios Que Quitas
Los Pecados Del Mundo
Ten Compasión De Nosotros
Cordero De Dios Que Quitas
Los Pecados Del Mundo
Ten Compasión De Nosotros
(Danos La Paz...)
(Danos La Paz...)
Danos La Paz
Los Pecados Del Mundo
Ten Compasión De Nosotros
Cordero De Dios Que Quitas
Los Pecados Del Mundo
Ten Compasión De Nosotros
Cordero De Dios Que Quitas
Ten Compasión De Nosotros
(Danos La Paz...)
(Danos La Paz...)
Danos La Paz
The lyrics to Ariel Ramírez's song Agnus Dei are a plea for compassion and peace from the Lamb of God. The repetition of the phrase "Cordero De Dios Que Quitas Los Pecados Del Mundo" (Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world) emphasizes the importance of forgiveness and redemption in Christian belief. The repetition of the phrase "Ten Compasión De Nosotros" (have mercy on us) highlights the desperation and need for help in times of trouble.
The lyrics also include a plea for peace, which is expressed through the phrase "Danos La Paz" (give us peace). This line reinforces the idea that true peace and harmony can only be achieved through the forgiveness and compassion of God.
In essence, the song is a spiritual outcry for help, forgiveness, and mercy from a divine force. It speaks of the deep human need for redemption and salvation, and the hope that comes with the promise of a better future.
Line by Line Meaning
Cordero De Dios Que Quitas Los Pecados Del Mundo
Jesus Christ, who takes away the sins of the world
Ten Compasión De Nosotros
Have mercy on us
(Danos La Paz...)
(Give us peace...)
Writer(s): Osvaldo Armando Catena, Ariel Ramirez, Jesus Gabriel Segade, Nacional de Las Artes Fondo, Alejandro Mayol
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@joserequenatrancastucumana6376
Estos se iniciaron en 1980 y algo cuando Don Juan Carlos Moreno habia quedado solo como guitarrista cuando se fueron
El negro lopez
Yayo quesada
Y escandell o jara uno de esos 2 escandell y jara integro los fronterizos en el 76 o 77 cuando se habia ido eduardo madeo, despues ya en 1978 o 79 se apartaron y formaron las voces de gerardo lopez y habia quedado solo Moreno, entonces rearmo el grupo a principios de los 80 de nuevo como los fronterizos y lograron calzar hay estos muchachos, pero creo que el de vigotes el que esta aqui pertenecia al conjunto del negro lopez las voces, se va este señor de bigotes si no me equivoco a los fronterizos y el negro lopez vuelve a rearmar los fronterizos que eran antes solo que yayo quesada no integro mas el grupo, volvio a integrarse Cesar Isella a principios de los 90
Gerardo lopez
Juan carlos moreno
Eduardo madeo
Cesar isella
Junto de nuevo como los fronterizos, cuando muere gerardo lopez, se vuelve a desarmar el grupo y surgen estos muchachos de nuevo como los fronterizos y sacan este video que esta aqui que lo proporciona en filmasion la compañia MAGENTA tiempos del 2005 o 2006, con otro pianista y otros coros parroquiales, y por otro lado sige en pie Don Ariel ramirez con zamba quipildor. Un enriedo masomenos fue la verdad. Porque zamba quipildor se integro a la misa criolla despues que se habian desarmado los fronterizos alla por el 79 creo con ariel ramirez, despues hay un video tambien que se grabo en el año 1993 como un reeencuentro con los fronterizos ariel ramirez y eduardo falu. Un enriedo masomenos es.
@marianochavez3776
Como pueden criticar que no son los fronterizos originales que tiene que ver las voces de estos tipos son impresionante sobre todo el tenor
@AcidZero
A Misa Criolla de Ariel Ramirez (com os Fronterizos) é a melhor Missa já feita em todos os tempos, de todos os compositores (Mozart, Bach, etc). Imbatível.
@patriciaalejandracabrera2173
Amo.
@0odalisca0
e' la migliore interpretazione in circolazione sul web.
@0odalisca0
Fantastic!
@gomezdiaz
posta, ¡¡es excelente...!!
@carlosnarceki
muy buen video y que los fronterizos actuen mas seguido en la capital federal
@noxatrum44
excelente Agnus Dei por fronterizos
@Sileithel
En serio?!? wow! de dónde la sacaste? o la compraste? llevo meses buscándola :'(
@Sileithel
Alguien tiene la partitura de esta obra excelente? la busqué por todos lados y no puedo encontrarla