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Spanish classical guitarist (1927–1997)

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  • Tres músicos inolvidables

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Narciso Yepes (14 November 1927 – 3 May 1997) was a Spanish guitarist. He is considered one of the finest virtuoso classical guitarists of the twentieth century.

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  • Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972

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Narciso Yepes (1927 – 1997) was a Spanish classical guitarist. Yepes was born into a poor family in Lorca, Spain on November 14, 1927. His father gave him his first guitar when he was four years old. He took his first lessons from Jesús Guevara in Lorca. Later his family moved to Valencia when the Spanish Civil War started in 1936. When he was 13 he was accepted to study at the Conservatorio de Valencia with the pianist and composer Vicente Asencio. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Narciso+Y

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
García
Gender
male
Citizenship
Spain
Place of birth
Lorca
Place of death
Murcia
Languages spoken
Spanish
Student of
Nadia Boulanger
Instrument
lute
Record label
Decca
Official website
www.narcisoyepes.org/
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NARCISO YEPES, MAZATLAN, SINALOA, 10 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 88 (13721355325).jpg
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Commons category
Narciso Yepes
date of birth
1927-11-14
date of death
1997-05-03
pseudonym
Narciso Yepes
birth name
Narciso García Yepes
cause of death
cancer
start of work period
1940-00-00
name in native language
Narciso Yepes
manner of death
natural causes
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