In Search of Alberto Guerrero

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In Search of Alberto Guerrero 00_beckwith_fm.qxd 2006/03/29 12:22 PM Page i 00_beckwith_fm.qxd 2006/03/29 12:22 PM Page ii JOHN BECKWITH In Search of Alberto Guerrero 00_beckwith_fm.qxd 2006/03/29 12:22 PM Page iii We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program . We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. This publication was made possible in part through a generous grant from the Institute for Canadian Music, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Beckwith, John, 1927– In search of Alberto Guerrero / John Beckwith. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-88920-496-6 ISBN-10: 0-88920-496-9 1. Guerrero, Alberto, 1886–1959. 2. Pianists—Canada—Biography. 3. Pianists— Chile—Biography. 4. Music teachers—Canada—Biography. I. Title. ML417.G934B39 2006 786.2'092 C2006-901188-5©2006 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario, Canada www.wlupress.wlu.ca Cover design by P .J. Woodland. Cover image: oil painting of Alberto Guerrero (circa 1940) by his daughter, Mélisande Irvine. Text design by Catharine Bonas-Taylor. Printed in Canada Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted , in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. 00_beckwith_fm.qxd 2006/03/29 12:22 PM Page iv for Ray Dudley (1931–2004) 00_beckwith_fm.qxd 2006/03/29 12:22 PM Page v 00_beckwith_fm.qxd 2006/03/29 12:22 PM Page vi ...