Composer

Carlos Chavez

Mexican composer (1899-1978)

1899–1978

51 works and musical collections

Born: 1899
Died: 1978
Birthplace: Popotla
Place of death: Mexico City
Citizenship / historical state: Mexico
Period (estimated from birth year): Modern

Biography

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. Of his six symphonies, the second, or Sinfonía india, which uses native Yaqui percussion instruments, is probably the most popular.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: classical composer; conductor; choreographer; musicologist; journalist; music arranger; composer; musician
Education: National Conservatory of Music of Mexico
Career institutions / employers: Harvard University
Recorded memberships: Colegio Nacional; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Fine Arts (Argentina)
Instruments played: piano
Genres: opera; symphony
Notable works: Symphony No. 3; Symphony No. 5
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship; National Prize for Arts and Sciences
Birth name: Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez
Native languages: Spanish
Languages used: Spanish
VIAF ID: 56673063
ISNI: 0000000110639041
GND ID: 116496495
Library of Congress ID: n79108394
MusicBrainz ID: 282a8471-db28-4016-a055-eaf7ce97d0fc

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, A Cappella, Alto, Orchestra, Tenor
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 0

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
Esperanza Ingenua (Chavez C.)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata For Percussion Instruments	See work details	percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Prelude (Chavez C.)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Bendicion (Chavez C.)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Berceuse (Chavez C.)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sonnet To Sleep (Chavez C)	See work details	A Cappella	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cake Walk (Chavez,Carlos)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Hoy no lucio la estrella de tus ojos	See work details	Piano Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Nocturna Rosa	See work details	Piano Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Concerto For Trombone (Chavez C)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vals Elegia (Chavez,Carlos)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Partita For Solo Timpani	See work details	percussion	View sheet music Work & edition details
To The Moon (Chavez C)	See work details	A Cappella	View sheet music Work & edition details
Inocencia (Chavez C.)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Valses Moderato I-Ii(Chavez,Carl	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Fox Trot,A (Chavez,Carlos)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Gavota (Chavez C.)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Barcarola (Chavez C)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Hoja De Album (Chavez C.)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
5 Caprichos (Pno) Chavez C	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Energia - for Nine Instruments	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
So We'll Go No More A-Ro	See work details	A Cappella	View sheet music Work & edition details
Valses Intimos I-Iv(Chavez,Carlo	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Segador	See work details	Piano Voice	View sheet music Work & edition details
Pensamiento Feliz (Chavez C.)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Meditacion (Chavez C.)	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Tercera Sonata (3rd) Chavez C	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sinfonia India	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Upingos	See work details	Oboe	View sheet music Work & edition details
Concerto For Tenor Trombone And Orchestra	See work details	Trombone	View sheet music Work & edition details
Discovery	See work details	Orchestra	View sheet music Work & edition details
Inocenia	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Estudio A Rubinstein	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Madrigal	See work details	Cello	View sheet music Work & edition details
Nokwic	See work details	Tenor Alto	View sheet music Work & edition details
Nonanstin	See work details	Tenor Alto	View sheet music Work & edition details
Rarely	See work details	Tenor Alto	View sheet music Work & edition details
Sinfonia De Antigona	See work details	Orchestra	View sheet music Work & edition details
Variations For Violin And Piano	See work details	violin	View sheet music Work & edition details
Vocalizacion Aguda	See work details	Flute	View sheet music Work & edition details
A Fox Trot	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Cakewalk	See work details	Piano	View sheet music Work & edition details
Antigona Apuntes Para La Sinfonia	See work details	Harp Oboe Horn 3 more instruments Clarinet Trumpet Piccolo	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata: Score	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata: 1st Percussion	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata: 2nd Percussion	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata: 3rd Percussion	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Toccata: 4th Percussion	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 56673063. Portrait: Carl van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.