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Francisco Nicasio Jiménez

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Francisco Nicasio Jiménez was a Cuban orchestra conductor and dance band director.

Life and career

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Francisco Nicasio Jiménez worked in Trinidad, Las Villas, Cuba, in the early 19th century. He was the father of violinist José Julián Jiménez[1] and grandfather of cellist Nicasio and pianist Lico Jiménez.[2][3] His granddaughters Inés and Arcadia Jiménez were singers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "A Liszt of Cuban Ebony". Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ Helio Orovio Cuban Music from A to Z - Page 116 2004 "Jiménez , José Julián ... As an adolescent, José Julián Jiménez traveled to Leipzig, Germany, where he studied piano, violin, and harmony. He was a violinist with the Gewandhause Orchestra in that city. As a soloist and also with his sons, he gave concerts in Cuba"
  3. ^ Lopes, Nei (2004). Enciclopédia brasileira da diáspora africana. Page 360 "JIMÉNEZ. Família de ilustres músicos cubanos naturais de Trinidad, entre os quais destacam-se: José Julián Jiménez (1823-80), falecido em Havana, pianista, violinista, compositor, chefe de orquestra e autor de numerosas danzas .."
  4. ^ Sanjurjo, Elena Pérez (1986). Historia de la música cubana.