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María Ester Grebe

1928 – 2012

Chilean ethnomusicologist

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Lived 1928 – 2012 (aged 83–84). María Ester Grebe was a Chilean ethnomusicologist, anthropologist and university teacher.

María Ester Grebe Vicuña (July 11, 1928 – November 1, 2012) was a Chilean anthropologist and ethnomusicologist focusing on the Indigenous peoples of Chile.

Biography María Ester Grebe was born in 1928 in Arica, Chile. She studied musicology at the University of Chile, graduating with a bachelor's in 1965. She primarily researched the indigenous peoples of Chile, traveling up and down the country to attend festivals and ceremonies, and interviewing a wide variety of subjects. On two occasions, in 1964 and 1977, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to pursue her musicological research.

She published several books, notably 1998's Culturas indígenas de Chile: un estudio preliminar ("Indigenous Cultures of Chile: A Preliminary Study") and 1967's The Chilean Verso: A Study in Musical Archaism.

In 2012, Ethnomedia released a two-volume collection of recordings produced by Grebe in Indigenous communities in northern Chile, titled Aymara 1976-1977 and Aymara 1976-1983. She died a few months later, at age 84, in Santiago.

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
2012, Santiago
Occupation
Ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, university teacher
Nationality
Education
University of Chile
Employers
University of Chile
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship
Also known as
María Ester Grebe Vicuña, María Grebe Vicuña, María Grebe

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People whose lives overlapped María Ester Grebe's

Frequently asked questions

Who was María Ester Grebe?

Chilean ethnomusicologist

When was María Ester Grebe born?

María Ester Grebe was born on 11 July 1928 in Arica.

When did María Ester Grebe die?

María Ester Grebe died in 2012 in Santiago.

What was María Ester Grebe's occupation?

María Ester Grebe was an ethnomusicologist, anthropologist and university teacher.

What nationality was María Ester Grebe?

María Ester Grebe was Chilean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: María Ester Grebe

· Wikidata: Q111743891

· DBpedia: María Ester Grebe

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