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FUENTES, Laureano, Cuban musician, born in Santiago de Cuba in 1825. From his youth he gave himself to musical studies, and obtained a reputation for skill with the violin. He founded in his native City a conservatory of music, and is the author of many musical compositions, including "La Sombra de Bellini," a fantasia (1857); "Galatea," a symphony (1858); an "Ave Maria," a "Stabat Mater," and "Maria" (Paris, 1872). He has composed also the music for the several zarzuelas (a kind of comic opera), including "E1 Do de Pecho "and "Me lo ha dicho la Portera" (1858); and "Las dos Mascaras" (1866). His last musical work is the opera "La fille de Jefté" (1875).
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