Fredy Reyna
Fredy Reyna was born in Caracas Venezuela on April 3rd 1917, and passed away on the 26th of March 2001 at the age of 83 in Venezuela. The specific genre that Mr. Reyna took his music from was the Venezuelan folk music. His first instrument was the guitar, but he became famous for the Cuatro (pg 312 book). He is also very well known for the way that he tuned the Cuatro, to a more guitar -like tune. This particular tuning, lead to the renaissance guitar that is the predecessor to the Cuatro. This is also what led to the “cuatro solista”.
From a very early age Mr. Reyna showed great interest in art, especially music. However he credits his interest for art to his father Don Federico Reyna, who at the time was a musician, painter, and photographer. By the time he turned 18 he was already taking private lessons from very well known musician like Raul Borges. After his lessons he enrolled in The Escuela de Musica y declamacion, which was located right where he grew up in Caracas. After a couple of years Mr. Reyna obtained a degree as a professor of fine arts from the Escuela de artes plasticas, and immediately began teaching.
Fredy Reyna had 4 kids altogether. He had two boys and two girls. His boys were Federico Reyna, and Maurice Reyna, and the girls were Tatiana Reyna, and Anita Reyna. During this period he traveled with his wife to Paris where he learned the art of stagecraft. By 1948 he had given up the guitar and picked up the Cuatro, which was the national instrument. This is also around the period where he discovered Ignacio Figueredo, who was a very good harpist.
Discography-
1. étodo de Cuatro - 200 fórmulas de acompañamiento - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1956
2. Cuatro Suites de “Cuatro” - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1957,1958
3. América en el Cuatro - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1958
4. Fredy Reyna - Solos de Cuatro - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1972
5. Fredy Reyna - Solos de Cuatro - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1981
6. Danzas y Canciones para los Niños - Caracas: Fundación Fredy Reyna, 1981
7. Homenaje al Libertador Simón Bolívar - Solos de cuatro - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1983
8. El cuatro de Fredy Reyna - Caracas: Fundación Fredy Reyna, FUNDEF, 1994
9. Homenaje a Fredy Reyna - Caracas: D'Empaire Reyna & Asociados, 1997
10. Fredy Reyna, cuatro solista - Caracas: Deltaven-PDV, 1997
Sources:
Olsen and Sheehy. The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music. Routledge, Madison ave New York 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredy_Reyna
From a very early age Mr. Reyna showed great interest in art, especially music. However he credits his interest for art to his father Don Federico Reyna, who at the time was a musician, painter, and photographer. By the time he turned 18 he was already taking private lessons from very well known musician like Raul Borges. After his lessons he enrolled in The Escuela de Musica y declamacion, which was located right where he grew up in Caracas. After a couple of years Mr. Reyna obtained a degree as a professor of fine arts from the Escuela de artes plasticas, and immediately began teaching.
Fredy Reyna had 4 kids altogether. He had two boys and two girls. His boys were Federico Reyna, and Maurice Reyna, and the girls were Tatiana Reyna, and Anita Reyna. During this period he traveled with his wife to Paris where he learned the art of stagecraft. By 1948 he had given up the guitar and picked up the Cuatro, which was the national instrument. This is also around the period where he discovered Ignacio Figueredo, who was a very good harpist.
Discography-
1. étodo de Cuatro - 200 fórmulas de acompañamiento - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1956
2. Cuatro Suites de “Cuatro” - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1957,1958
3. América en el Cuatro - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1958
4. Fredy Reyna - Solos de Cuatro - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1972
5. Fredy Reyna - Solos de Cuatro - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1981
6. Danzas y Canciones para los Niños - Caracas: Fundación Fredy Reyna, 1981
7. Homenaje al Libertador Simón Bolívar - Solos de cuatro - Caracas: Ediciones Fredy Reyna, 1983
8. El cuatro de Fredy Reyna - Caracas: Fundación Fredy Reyna, FUNDEF, 1994
9. Homenaje a Fredy Reyna - Caracas: D'Empaire Reyna & Asociados, 1997
10. Fredy Reyna, cuatro solista - Caracas: Deltaven-PDV, 1997
Sources:
Olsen and Sheehy. The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music. Routledge, Madison ave New York 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredy_Reyna
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