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Carlos Chávez photographed by Carl Van Vechten (1937) Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez (13 June 1899 – 2 August 1978) was a Mexican composer, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influenced by native Mexican cultures.
Carlos Chávez: Biography & list of works (in English, French & Spanish) Carlos Chávez manuscripts in the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts v
Soli I was composed in March 1933 on a commission from the League of Composers, in celebration of their tenth anniversary. [5] [6] Chávez gave it the title Soli because in each of its four movements one of the instruments assumes a concertante role, playing a main part or "solo", but without relegating its companions to a secondary level of simple accompaniment.
Mexico's culture emerged from the culture of the Spanish Empire, the preexisting indigenous cultures of Mexico, and alongside with African influences. Mexican culture is described as the 'child' of both western and native American civilizations. Other minor influences include those from other regions of Europe, Middle East & Asia. [1] [2] [3 ...
Carlos Chávez in 1937. Soli III is a work for four soloists and orchestra by Mexican composer Carlos Chávez, written in 1965. Soli is the collective title given to a series of four works, each featuring a succession of solos. The other three compositions in the series are chamber music works, while the present one is a sort of concerto grosso ...
The Visitors is an opera in three acts and a prologue composed by Carlos Chávez to an English-language libretto by the American poet Chester Kallman. The work was Chávez's only opera. [ 1 ] Its first version, with the title Panfilo and Lauretta , premiered in New York City in 1957.
The Toccata for Percussion Instruments (1942), was written by the twentieth-century Mexican composer Carlos Chávez. It is among his most popular compositions. [ 1 ] The composition is written for six musicians playing a number of percussion instruments.
Isla presidencial (English: Presidential Island) is an adult web animation page from Venezuela. The political satire follows the heads of state of Latin America and Spain who are stranded on an island.