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Narciso Garay

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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-08887, Gesandter Panamas verlässt Reichspräsitentenpalais.jpg|thumb|Garay in 1929, during his ambassadorship to Germany]]
'''Narciso Garay''' (June 12, 1876 - March 27, 1953) was a Panamanian violinist, composer, and political figure.

Born in [[Panama City]],<ref name="auto"></ref> Garay was the son of painter ; his sister was the poet [[Nicole Garay]].<ref></ref> He studied at the [[Royal Conservatory of Brussels]], where he took a first prize, and at the [[Schola Cantorum de Paris]],
<ref name="Slonimsky1988"></ref> and from 1902 until 1903 was a pupil of [[Gabriel Fauré]]. Returning to Panama, he became director of the new Escuela Nacional de Música, occupying the position from 1904 until 1918.<ref name="auto"/> Active as an ethnomusicologist, he published ''Tradiciones y cantares de Panama'' in 1930; his compositions include a sonata for violin. Active as well in the diplomatic service, at one time he served as [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Panama)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]. He died in the city of his birth.<ref name="Slonimsky1988"/>
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[[Category:1876 births]]
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[[Category:Panamanian violinists]]
[[Category:Panamanian composers]]
[[Category:Ethnomusicologists]]
[[Category:Male violinists]]
[[Category:Male composers]]
[[Category:Foreign Ministers of Panama]]
[[Category:20th-century violinists]]
[[Category:20th-century composers]]
[[Category:Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni]]
[[Category:Schola Cantorum de Paris alumni]]
[[Category:Pupils of Gabriel Fauré]]


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