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
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.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/307707

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