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Leopoldo Billings

(By Leonidas D'Santiago)

El Callao, Edo Bolívar, 23-07-1932

Music Studies
Teacher, composer and orchestra conductor, joined the José Ángel Lamas Music School in 1947, preceeded by his father’s music teachings, Organist Norman Billings. There, he studied organ with Evencio castellanos, trombone with Pascual Salvato and composition with Vicente Emilio Sojo, among others. He graduated as Master Composer in 1959. Studied orchestra conducting in the Dominican Republic with Victor Tevah and Enrique García Asencio (1971). Continues his composition studies at Santiago de Compostela, Spain, with Prof. Bernardo Bernaola, and takes part in the Miguel Quero’s musicology courses (1977-1978).

He has been Organ-Tenant at the Caracas Cathedral, Chapel Master of the San Jose Parish Church, percussionist and member to the Venezuela Symphonic Orchestra, also joining its Board of Directors. He has conducted in some Latin American countries, and since 1960, has committed most of his work to music teaching, lecturing in harmony, counterpoint, fugue and composition at the Juan Manuel Olivares and José Ángel Lamas Music Schools.

Production

Orchestra
Cantata laudate sevum Domine, [For baritone, organ and orchestra] 1967.

Obertura concertante, [For flute, oboe, clarinet, french horn, timbals and orchestra] 1959.

Chamber Music
Ave María, [For voice and organ] 1960.
Cuarteto para tres trombones de varas en tres movimientos (Quartet for 3slide trombones in three movements), 1964.
Cuarteto para cuerdas en un movimiento (One movement string quartet), 1988.
Estudio para dos trombones de varas (Study for 2 slide trombones), 1962.

Choral
Canción (Song) , [3 equal voices] 1956.
Rugeles, Manuel Felipe (Writer)
In: Moreira, Sergio (Compilator); Bor, Modesta (Arrager). Canciones cultas y diversas(Highbrowand diverse songs). Republic’s Congress. Caracas, Venezuela. 1978.
In: Moreira, Sergio (Compilator). Antología de letras de canciones escolares e himnos de Venezuela y de América(School Songs and Hymns of Venezuela and America Llyrics Antology). Cardenal Editions. Caracas, Venezuela. 1986.
Exótico amanecer(Exotic Sunrise), 1957.
Sojo, Vicente Emilio (Writer)
In: Tercer cuaderno de madrigales y canciones corales de autores venezolanos (Third Notebook of Madrigals and Choir Songs from Venezuelan Authors), s/e 1957.
On: CD. Agrupación Polifonía. 25° Anniversary. 2000.
Hay en la tarde (There be in the afternoon), 1980.
Kyrie eleison, [3 voices] 1960.

Voice and Piano
El sembrador (The sower), 1958.
La flor (The flower), 1958.
Instantáneas (Instantaneous), 1958.

Solo Instruments

Carillón (Carillon), [Piano] 1956.
Ella (Her), [Piano] 1953.
Fughetta, 1957.
Fughetta, [Guitarra] 1989.
Momentum I, [Guitarra] 1985.