The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. Revueltas was born in santiago papasquiaro in durango, and studied at the national conservatory in. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and. Orchestra sheet music book by silvestre revueltas 18991940. Revueltas, silvestre silvestre revueltas 31 december 1899 5 october 1940 alternative namestransliterations. Silvestre revueltas wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Oktober 1940 in mexikostadt war ein mexikanischer komponist. Silvestre revueltas sanchez december 31, 1899 october 5, 1940 was a mexican composer of classical music, a violinist and a conductor life. Silvestre revueltas biography childhood, life and timeline. Silvestre revueltas musica clasica entretenimiento general. Jose silvestre revueltas sanchez, sylvestre revueltas. Being the oldest of the twelve siblings who were artistic.
On radio revueltas improvises one of his quartets on the. Silvestre revueltas 1899 1940 born on the last day of 1899, in santiago papasquiaro, durango, a small town in the north of mexico, as a child, silvestre revueltas showed great interest in music, his early artistic bent apparent by 1906. Silvestre revueltas was born on new years eve of 1899 in santiago papasquiaro in the northern mexican province of durango. With its wealth of material, its onestopshopping for revueltas. Recorded at the carnegie free library, carnegie, pennsylvania, april 9 10, 1993. Having listened to numerous cds of his works i can happily report that this cd contains as fine performances as can be found anywhere. Silvestre revueltas december 21, 1899 october 5, 1940 was a mexican composer of classical music, violinist and conductor. The upheaval in mexicos school system prompted their father to send them abroad to continue their education.
He began playing the violin at the age of eight and studied violin and composition between 1918 and 1922 at the chicago music college. Please consult the manual of style for creating composer work lists. Revueltas nacque a santiago papasquiaro a durango e studio al. All four of revueltas s brief string quartets the four of them together last a mere 43 minutes were written in the early 1930s and hence before most of his famous orchestral works. Revueltas is considered the most important mexican composer. Silvestre revueltas sensemaya 1937 bernstein youtube. He was born in santiago papasquiaro in durango, and studied at the national conservatory in. A list of works in the composer category that are not included here can be found on this page. Revueltas studied violin and composition in mexico city from 19 to 1916. Silvestre revueltas and his younger brother fermin were in chicago by january 1919, after silvestre had completed high school at st. Silvestre revueltas is an exciting and original composer and this wellpriced 2 cd set is an excellent way to enjoy his music. The musical content is perhaps best summed up as harsh despite some more lyrical moments, they are generally aggressive and dissonant and not particularly. Silvestre revueltas cuarteto latinoamericano discogs. The score is dedicated to aurora murguia and a performance of it lasts between ten and eleven minutes.
Since this work was first published after 1924 with the prescribed notice. Silvestre revueltas music, videos, stats, and photos. Jun 19, 2015 silvestre revueltas sanchez december 31, 1899 october 5, 1940 was a mexican composer, violinist and conductor. Tone poem 1937 the new york philharmonic conducted by. Mexican composer silvestre revueltas music the guardian. His rhythmic and sometimes dissonant style draws from mexican folk music, considered by some to be a. His rhythmic and sometimes dissonant style draws from mexican folk music, considered by some to be a mexican bela bartok. Silvestre revueltas sanchez december 31, 1899 october 5, 1940 was a mexican composer of classical music, a violinist and a conductor. An important aspect of revueltas work is the eight scores he wrote for the cinema between 1934 and 1940. Silvestre revueltas music most of it written during the last decade of his short life bursts with energy, instrumental color, and mocking humor. Silvestre revueltas bio, albums, pictures naxos classical. All four of revueltass brief string quartets the four of them together last a mere 43 minutes were written in the early 1930s and hence before most of his famous orchestral works. Concert band sheet music book by silvestre revueltas 18991940.
Edward college in austin, texas, from 1916 to 1918, and at. Silvestre revueltas childhood and early life on 31 december 1899, silvestre revueltas sanchez was born in a small town named santiago papasquiaro, durango in mexico. The table below gives the following information for works by silvestre revueltas where applicable. Silvestre revueltas free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3. Being the oldest of the twelve siblings who were artistic achievers, he had his interests towards music from a young age.
Silvestre revueltas may be one of latin americas greatest composers, but hes virtually unknown elsewhere. Silvestre revueltas, mexican composer, teacher, and violinist, best known for his colourfully orchestrated music of distinctive rhythmic vitality. From there revueltas headed north to texas to study at st. Edward college in austin, texas, from 1916 to 1918, and at the.
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