Musicologist María del Rosario Hernández Iznada Passes Away

She was born in La Habana on September 7, 1955. She studied at the conservatories "Guillermo Tomás" (1960-1967) and "Amadeo Roldán" (1967-1969), at the National School of Art ENA (1969-1973) and at the "Tchaikovsky" in Moscow (1977-1983), where she obtained a degree in Musicology, and at the ISA, where she pursued a Master's degree in Art with a focus on Music (2001).

Work as a Professor

As a professor of Musical Literature, Morphology and Music History, she worked from 1973 at the Provincial School of Art in Matanzas, the National School of Music and the Faculty of Music of the ISA; she was a tutor, opponent and consultant for course and diploma work, and participated in numerous scientific and artistic events.

The theoretical-historical relationship of musical processes in Cuba and since 1997, and together with Dinorah Valdés, she conducted studies on current Cuban dance music and its main representatives. She is currently a professor in the Department of Musicology at the ISA.

Musical Writings

• "Impressions on the Days of Contemporary Music," in University of La Habana Magazine, no. 227, La Habana, 1986


• "La Traviata in Holguín" (Co-authored with Mercedes León), in Tablas magazine, no. 1 La Habana, 1990, pp. 7-9


• "Dialogue about the Bolero" (co-authored with Donorah Valdés), in Proposiciones magazine year 1, no. 2, Pablo Milanés Foundation, La Habana 1994


• "The Theoretical-Historical Relationship in the Training of Professional Musicians," in Em pauta magazine, year 5, No. 8 Porto Alegre, Brasil, 1995.