About Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides
Lived 1891 – 1943 (aged 51). Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides was an Ecuadorian composer and pianist.
Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides (12 November 18912 February 1943) was an Ecuadorian composer and pianist.
Biography The son of musician Manuel Brito Cruz, he gained his early knowledge of music from his father and subsequently received private lessons with pianist and composer Sixto María Durán Cárdenas.
He later joined the bands No. 3 Regiment Calderón, then the No. 1 Vencedores Battalion and these bands toured much of Ecuador.
In Guayaquil in 1929, Brito Benavides won a prize in a contest with his group.
He died in Quito, aged 51.
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Who was Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides?
Ecuadorian composer and pianist
When was Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides born?
Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides was born on 12 November 1891.
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Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides died on 2 February 1943 in Quito.
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Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides was a composer and pianist.
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Carlos Enrique Brito Benavides was Ecuadorian.
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