Amid the tears and sobs of farewell, Carlos Vittone and the members of the Andantinos group, Jesús Rafael and Rudy Gonzo, interpreted the song This is how my country sings, one of the most emblematic songs of the composer who died last Thursday, affected by the Covid.
Speeches Susana Rojas, head of the pedagogical archive of the National Conservatory, gave a few words alluding to the quality as a person and professional of Florentín. “One of the last bastions of culture is leaving. His creations are all over the world, but unfortunately in this country not even five are given to the heroes of culture ”, he highlighted.
Meanwhile, with a cotton bouquet in his hands, the composer Nelson Quintana, a native of Ybycuí, Giménez’s hometown, made a speech and read a poem. He remembered that the teacher harvested cotton to come to study in the city. “My old teacher, deep gaze, my farewell verse ndéve agueru. And so to give thanks on behalf of the people, flawless man ”, reads the posthumous poem of Quintana.
He himself commented, distressed, that Florentín Giménez had chosen 16 of his works for his artistic farewell, but it could not be finalized due to lack of financial resources.
His legacy. Florentín Giménez was the creator of the music conservatory of the National University and the Catholic University, respectively, as well as the National Symphony Orchestra. He wrote musical comedies and Paraguayan zarzuelas such as San Juan says yes Y Perurima, with Alcibiades González Delvalle; Loma Tarumã Y Kurusu Cañete, with Mario Halley Mora, among others. He also composed incidental music for theatrical works and for film production. Cerro Corá. He is the author of the first Paraguayan opera, Juana de Lara, released in 1987, and published several books of his popular songs.
Giménez presented the project for the National Music Award to the National Parliament, which was later enacted into law. Among his most popular works are: This is how my country sings, Goodbye swallows, Impossible love, Little stream of memory, Asaje pyte, Peasant woman, Wandering song, among other. He also wrote concertos for two guitars and orchestra, for violin and orchestra, and others.
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