Samuel Castriota
Samuel Castriota (November 2, 1885 – July 8, 1932) was an Argentinian pianist, guitarist and composer. He is the composer of the tango Mi noche triste, among other works. Born in Buenos Aires, Castriota spent his childhood in the nearby town of San Miguel where he learned to play the guitar "by ear" that is without reading music. He returned to Buenos Aires at age 16 and began performing in small ensembles while also learning to play the piano. He won a major prize in the lottery, and moved away from music toward establishing a hairdressing business. Eventually, however, he returned to his musical hobby and played piano in a trio that included himself, Vicente Loduca on bandoneon and Francisco Canaro on violin. In the middle of the first decade of the twentieth century, Castriota released an instrumental tango, and Pascual Contursi provided lyrics. Carlos Gardel brought the names of Castriota and Contursi to public attention. Contursi had added lyrics to tangos composed by other artists, but not with the success that came from the collaboration with Castriota on Mi noche triste. Castriota continued to direct his orchestra, alternating as pianist, and composing new pieces. However, those new pieces never came close to having the impact of Mi noche triste. He died in Buenos Aires on July 8, 1932. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 2, 1885 (Buenos Aires), Died July 8, 1932 (Buenos Aires)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-22552 | 10-in. | 1/23/1919 | Mi noche triste | Orquesta Típica Argentina Celestino | Instrumental quintet | composer | |
Victor | B-24420 | 10-in. | 8/28/1920 | Por ti lloré | Orquesta Típica Select | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | B-24437 | 10-in. | 8/31/1920 | La cotorrita | Orquesta Típica Select | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BAVE-44910 | 10-in. | Fall 1929 | Mi noche triste | Roberto Díaz ; Orquesta Típica Cayetano Puglisi | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | H-312 | 10-in. | 1/19/1912 | Don Samuel | Orquesta Típica de Genaro Espósito | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Victor | [Vi cat 39597-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1945 | Mi noche triste | Osvaldo Fresedo Gran Orquesta Argentina ; Oscar Serpa | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Vi cat 60-1805-A] | 10-in. | approximately 1947 | Mi noche triste | Orquesta Típica Anibal Troilo ; Edmundo Rivero | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 82548 | 10-in. | either December 1919 or January 1920 | Por ti lloré | Orquesta Ferrer Filipotto | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | 82763 | 10-in. | between 1917 and 1920 | Mi noche triste | Orquesta Columbia | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 93323 | 10-in. | October 1922 | Mi noche triste | José Moriche | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Brunswick | B12615 | 10-in. | 11/19/1932 | Noche triste (Sad night) : Tango | Los Argentinos | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Gramophone | BS2393 | 10-in. | 9/22/1926 | Vidalita | Miguel Borrull ; Manuel Vallejo | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Odeon | E5449 | 10-in. | approximately 1928 | Mi noche triste | Carlos Gardel | Male vocal solo, with guitars | composer | |
Odeon | 18010B | 10-in. | 1917 | Mi noche triste | Carlos Gardel | Male vocal solo, with guitars | composer | |
Pathe | 5592 | 12-in. | approximately 1920 | Mi noche triste | Auguste Bosc | Instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Castriota, Samuel," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/307707.
Castriota, Samuel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/307707.
"Castriota, Samuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Castriota, Samuel, 1885-1932 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015099567
Wikidata: Samuel Castriota - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7411091
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27272817
MusicBrainz: Samuel Castriota - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/de3c7aac-beac-4cd1-acac-e404e634297c
ISNI: 0000 0000 5953 3865 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000059533865
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