Oreste Sindici Topai

Oreste Sindici Topai

Oreste Sindici (May 31, 1828 – January 12, 1904) was an Italian-born Colombian musician and composer. He composed the music for the Colombian national anthem in 1887. He was born in Ceccano (Province of Frosinone) and studied in the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at Rome. He arrived in Bogotá in 1863 as a singer with an opera company and lived and worked as a musician in Colombia until his death. In 1887 he was asked to compose the music to a poem written by Rafael Núñez. The song was released on November 11, 1887, in commemoration of the Independence of Cartagena de Indias. In 1920 this song officially became the Colombian national anthem. Oreste Sindici died in Bogotá on January 12, 1904, due to severe arteriosclerosis. In 1937 the Colombian government honored his memory.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 21, 1828 (Ceccano), Died January 12, 1905 (Bogota)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-9076	10-in.	6/9/1910	De la república de Colombia	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	BVE-37326	10-in.	12/23/1926	Himno nacional de Colombia	Tito Schipa	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-37327	10-in.	12/23/1926	Himno nacional de Colombia	Tito Schipa	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-43373	10-in.	3/19/1928	Himno nacional de Colombia	International Band	Band	composer
Victor	L-450	10-in.	11/10/1913	Himno nacional de Colombia	Ferrucio Benincore ; Helio Cavanzo ; Ignacio Gómez ; Carlos Lozano	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	4720	10-in.	approximately 1910	Himno nacional de Colombia	Lira Antioqueña	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	WP7	10-in.	approximately 1934	Himno nacional de Colombia	Banda de la Marina Americana ; Teniente Charles Benter	Band	composer
Brunswick	E34648(a)	10-in.	approximately 1930	Himno nacional columbiano	Banda Municipal	Band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sindici Topai, Oreste," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105928.

Sindici Topai, Oreste. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105928.

"Sindici Topai, Oreste." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.