Alfonso Leng

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Alfonso Leng (February 11, 1894 – November 11, 1974) was a post-romantic composer of classical music. He was born in Santiago, Chile. He wrote the first important symphonic work in Chilean tradition, "La Muerte de Alcino", a symphonic poem inspired by the novel from Pedro Prado. He composed also a number of different works including many art songs in different languages and a number of important piano pieces, like the five "Doloras", which he later orchestrated and are normally played in concerts in Chile and Latinamerica.