Tosar, Ector

Born in Montevideo in 1923. He began his musical education with Wilhelm Colicher as a pianist , he studied harmony and counterpoint with Thomas Mujica , composition with Lamberto Baldi .

In 1946, he received a Guggenheim scholarship and continued his education in the United States , working on the composition of Aaron Copland .

He graduated from music education in Paris , where in 1949-1951 he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and Ecole Normal . His teachers in composition were D. Millau , J. Rivier and A. Onegger , in conducting - J. Fournet and E. Bigot .

In 1940, his first orchestral work, Toccata, took place, after which Tosar wrote many pieces of music - choral, symphonic, chamber and piano.

From 1951 to 1959, Tosar taught music history at the National Conservatory in Montevideo.

From 1952 to 1960 he taught harmony at the Pedagogical Institute of Montevideo.

In 1961-1965 he worked as the dean of the conservatory in the city of San Juan .

Since 1966 - Professor at the National Conservatory of Montevideo in composition class and organ playing class.

From 1969 he headed the Montevideo Orchestra.

As a pianist Tosar toured not only at home, but also in Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Peru , Venezuela and the USA. In 1966, at the invitation of UNESCO, he made a six-month tour of India and Japan , and in 1977, a number of European countries.

Music Theory

“The Sounds of the Group” (1992)

Symphonic music

• Toccata for Orchestra (1940)
• Concertino for piano and orchestra (1941)
• Creole Dance, orchestral version (1943)
• Loneliness, an option for soprano and string orchestra (1947)
• The Symphonic Moment (1949)
• Symphony No. 2 for string orchestra (1950)
• “Ode to Friends”, for reader, choir and orchestra (1951),
• "Ode to Artigas", for the reader and orchestra (words by L. Baussero) (1952)
• Symphonic series for orchestra (1953)
• Concert symphony for piano and orchestra (1959)
• Te Deum, for bass, chorus and orchestra (1960)
• Four pieces for orchestra (1961-1965)
• Interludes for String Orchestra (1967)
• Concert for piano and orchestra (1979)
• Cadenzas, for Orchestra (1979)
• Five Pieces for Violin and Orchestra (1986-1987)

Choral music

• 5 madrigals for church choir (to the words of E. de Caceres) (1956)
• Magnificat, for church choir (1957)
• Psalm 102, for soprano, choir and orchestra (1946-1957)

Chamber music

• Creole Dance, for piano (1941)
• Improvisations, for piano (1941)
• 6 songs “El Barrio de Santa Cruz”, for voice and piano, (to the words of X. M. Peman) (1942)
• Nocturne and Scherzo for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1943)
• Loneliness, for voice and piano (to the words of R. M. Rilke ) (1943)
• String Quartet (1944),
• Loneliness, an option for soprano and string quartet (1946)
• Sonata for violin and piano (1947—1948)
• Sonatina number 2 for piano (1953)
• Sonata for clarinet and piano. (1957)
• Divertimento for wind quintet (1957)
• Three Pieces for Piano (1961)
• Tango Rhythm, for harpsichord or piano (1963)
• “Wandering Birds”, for baritone and 11 instruments (to the words of R. Tagore ), (1963)
• Quartet for flute, oboe, bassoon and piano (1969)
• "Mirrors" for the quartet of wind instruments (1972)
• Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1979-80)
• “Gandhara”, for guitar (1984)
• Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1989)
• Septet for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1989)

Electronic Music

• The Great Flute, for the synthesizer Roland D-50 (1988)
• Festival Music, for Roland D-50 synthesizer (1988)
• “Voices and Winds” for Roland D-50 synthesizer (1989)

• Mikhailov J.K. Tosar E.A. // Musical Encyclopedia / ed. Yu. V. Keldysh . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, Soviet Composer, 1981. - Vol. 5.
• "Latin America", volume 2, ed. "Soviet Encyclopedia", Moscow, 1982, p.485