Julio César Alberto Sanders
Background information
Birth nameJulio César Alberto Sanders del Valle
BornFebruary 13, 1897
Quilmes, Argentina
DiedJune 10, 1942 (1942-06-11) (aged 45)
Quilmes, Argentina
Genrestango
Occupation(s)musician
Instrument(s)piano
Years active1920–1942

Julio César Alberto Sanders del Valle (1897–1942) was an Argentine musician who made his career as a pianist and composer of tango.[1] He was the author of several famous tangos, including Adiós muchachos, composed in 1927 with César Vedani.[2]

Biography

He was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, the son of Francisco Alberto Sanders and Paula del Valle, belonging to an Anglo Creole family.[3] He began his career as a pianist of the Argentine radio by the year 1920. His first worked as an author was "La Inglesita", composed in 1924.[4] He was also the author of "Viejo patio",[5] and "El Piano de los recuerdos", with lyrics of Enrique Cadícamo.[6]

His most well-known work Adiós muchachos, was recorded by Carlos Gardel,[7] Ignacio Corsini and Agustín Magaldi.[8] It also was included in Wonder Bar, a 1934 film directed by Lloyd Bacon.[9]

His paternal grandparents were Makinson William Sanders, born in England, and Anne Chartres, a piano teacher born in Ireland. The Sanders's settled with their children in the "English" neighborhood of Quilmes towards the end of the 1880s.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Parte3. 1941. 1941.
  2. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Volumen7. 1953. 1953.
  3. ↑ Anuario del tango. Roberto Cassinelli, Raúl Outeda. 1998. ISBN 9789500510950.
  4. ↑ Todo es historia, Números 522-527. Honegger., 2011. 2011.
  5. ↑ Discepolín y yo: Memorias transcriptas. Ediciones La Bastilla, 1973. 1973.
  6. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Parte 3. 1941. 1941.
  7. ↑ Carlos Gardel: su vida y sus canciones. Centro Editorial de Estudios Musicales, 1991. 1991.
  8. ↑ Las mejores letras de tango: antología de doscientas cincuenta letras, cada una con su historia. Héctor Ángel Benedetti. 1998. ISBN 9789507312168.
  9. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1961. 1961.
  10. ↑ Argentina, National Census, 1895. República Argentina.
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