# Magaly Ruiz

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{{short description|Cuban musician and composer (born 1941)}}
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'''Doris Magaly Ruiz Lastres''' (born 1941) is a Cuban musician and composer. Her compositions have been performed at a number of international music festivals.

==Life==
Magaly Ruiz was born in [Santa Clara, Cuba](/source/Santa_Clara%2C_Cuba), in 1941. In 1981, she graduated with a degree in Composition from the Instituto Superior de Arte de [La Habana](/source/La_Habana), where she studied with [Harold Gramatges](/source/Harold_Gramatges), [César Pérez Sentenat](/source/C%C3%A9sar_P%C3%A9rez_Sentenat), [José Ardévol](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Ard%C3%A9vol), [Félix Guerrero](/source/F%C3%A9lix_Guerrero), [Alfredo Diez Nieto](/source/Alfredo_Diez_Nieto), [Dolores Torres](/source/Dolores_Torres) and [Roberto Valera](/source/Roberto_Valera).<ref>[https://magalyruiz.org/biografia/ Biografía, Doris Magaly Ruiz Lastres (Santa Clara, Cuba, 1941) at magalyruiz.org] Accessed 20 November 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.americancomposers.org/cubabios.htm#RUIZ "Doris Magaly Ruíz Lastres" at americancomposers.org] Accessed 20 November 2017</ref>

==Works==
Ruiz' curriculum is published in prestigious dictionaries such as [The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians](/source/The_Grove_Dictionary_of_Music_and_Musicians)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.grovemusic.com/ |title=Grove Music Online |access-date=2007-12-21 |archive-date=2008-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [Diccionario Iberoamericano de la Música](/source/Diccionario_Iberoamericano_de_la_M%C3%BAsica).  Several of her compositions are included as part of the curriculum of the leading music education institutions in [Cuba](/source/Cuba), among them, the Conservatorio Amadeo Roldán, the Instituto Superior de Arte de [La Habana](/source/La_Habana), the Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique José Varona and Conservatorio Alejandro Garcia Caturla. Her compositions have been performed at many festivals such as the International Musical Festival, Festival de La Habana, Festival Boleros de Oro, International Festival of Contemporary Music, the International Festival [Donne in Musica](/source/Fondazione_Adkins_Chiti%3A_Donne_in_Musica) in Fiuggi, Italy and the Festival Sounds of Americas, [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [United States](/source/United_States).  She has received the First Award in the music contests Concurso "La Edad de Oro", Concurso de la Dirección Nacional de Enseñanza Artística, Concurso Amadeo Roldán and the Concurso de la "[Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba](/source/Uni%C3%B3n_Nacional_de_Escritores_y_Artistas_de_Cuba)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uneac.org.cu/ |title=Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba |access-date=2012-03-21 |archive-date=2015-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823152656/http://www.uneac.org.cu/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>".

She has also been awarded several medals and honours, among them The Medalla por la Educación Cubana, Medalla al Mérito Pedagógico, Medalla José Tey, Distinción Especial of the Cuban Ministry of Education, and the {{lang|es|Premio Anual de Composición}} of the [Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba](/source/Uni%C3%B3n_Nacional_de_Escritores_y_Artistas_de_Cuba) to the total created work of a composer.

== Catalogue Symphonic Music ==

'''[Symphonic Music](/source/Symphonic_Music)'''
* Tres piezas para pequeña orquesta, 1977
* Estructura tritemática para orquesta sinfónica, 1977
* Concierto para oboe y orquesta, 1979
* Tres ambientes sonoros, 1981

'''[Chamber Music](/source/Chamber_Music)'''
* Trío, 1976
* Sonata para chelo y piano, 1977
* Juegos  con metales, 1977
* Movimientos para cuarteto de cuerdas No. 1, 1978
* Canción para un amigo, saxofón, contralto y piano, 1978.
* Tres piezas cubanas, violín y piano, 1978
* Movimiento para cuarteto de cuerdas No. 2, 1980
* Variaciones en [habanera](/source/Habanera_(music)), para oboe y piano, 1983
* Variaciones en [habanera](/source/Habanera_(music)), versión para flauta y piano, 1995
* Tres piezas, trombón y piano, 1994
* Fantasía, violín y piano, 1994
* Yugo y Estrella, cuarteto de cuerdas, 1995
* Dos para tres, flauta y piano, 1995
* Tres piezas cubanas, flauta y piano, 1995
* Cuasi [Danzón](/source/Danz%C3%B3n), trombón y piano, 1996
* Dos piezas cubanas para clarinete, 1997
* [Danzón](/source/Danz%C3%B3n), para cello y piano, 1998
* Tema con variaciones para trombón 1998
* [Danzón](/source/Danz%C3%B3n) para saxofón tenor, 1998
* [Habanera](/source/Habanera_(music)), para guitarra, 1998
* Dos piezas para clarinete, 1998

'''[Choir](/source/Choir)'''    
* Altura y pelos, coro mixto, texto: [César Vallejo](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Vallejo), 1976
* Al oído de una muchacha, texto: [García Lorca](/source/Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca), coro mixto, 1976
* Canción para dos pueblos ([habanera](/source/Habanera_(music)) y [guajira](/source/Guajira_(music))), coro mixto,1994
* A Ili, coro femenino, 1995
* A Glaimí (cinco piezas), coro infantil, 1996

'''[Piano](/source/Piano)'''
* Tres preludios para piano,  1978
* Tres estudios cubanos para piano, 1980
* Estudios cubanos del 4 al 12, 1978
* Pequeñas piezas cubanas, 1988
* Piezas a cuatro manos (primera serie), 1990
* Piezas a cuatro manos (segunda serie), 1994
* Estudio en [mambo](/source/Mambo_(music)) No. 13, 1994
* 20 Miniaturas cubanas para piano, 1995

'''[Voice](/source/Voice) and [Piano](/source/Piano)'''
* Pueblo entre lomas ([guajira](/source/Guajira_(music))), 1966
* A [Víctor Jara](/source/V%C3%ADctor_Jara), (canción), 1978
* Dos canciones para niños: Abuelita, Trota que trota mi caballito, 1984
* Tríptico Homenaje: Te recuerdo en un canto, Mi mariposa, Esa cabeza blanca, [mezzo-soprano](/source/mezzo-soprano) y piano, 1985
* Corazón no me traiciones más, [bolero](/source/bolero), 1994
* Cómo te quiero, [bolero](/source/bolero), 1994
* Con tu piel y con tu cuerpo,  [bolero](/source/bolero), 1995
* Te ha besado, 1998

==References==
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== External links ==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100422135042/http://www.magalyruiz.org/
* http://www.americancomposers.org/cubabios.htm#RUIZ

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