Julio Fonseca (1885–1950) was a Costa Rican composer and conductor.Julio Fonseca was born in San José, Costa Rica on May 22, 1885. His primary and secondary education was obtained at the Seminary School in San Jose. He studied for his bachelors at the Lyceum of Costa Rica.He began to study music from an early age at the National School of Music, and later at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He created his first compositions in 1897 - 1902 while under the tutelage of important musicians such as José Joaquín Vargas Calvo and Alvise Castegnaro.These compositions include ¡Licha ... ! (1897), Noche de luna (1897), Brisas del campo (1898), En la matiné (1898), Esperanza (1898); also works for the solo piano: Celia (1898), Fuegos Fatuos (1901), Escenas del festín (1901), Miniatura (1901), Estudio (1901), Nocturno (1901), Paisaje (1902); Ave María (1898) and Oh Salutaris, composed in 1902.

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