Although there is a plethora of interesting Latin American composers and classical musicians, Carlos Chavez seems to stand out the most. Chavez was a revered influence in the world of music and dabbled in many different aspects of the culture. Besides his uncanny musical ability, Carlos is an overall interesting person because he was a master of so many trades. He was a notorious composer, conductor, journalist, educator and even founded the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra in 1928. He was heavily influenced by the indigenous music of Mexico and has composed seven symphonies. Although he is primarily remembered for his work as a composer, a lot of his work revolved around playing his piano.
Carlos Chavez was born on June 13th of 1899 in Mexico …show more content…
So, his visits to numerous places like Tlaxcala, Michoacán, Guanajuato and Oaxaca left a strong impression on the young boy and throughout his life he had a fascination for such cultures.” (Carlos Chavez Biography). These influences are clearly apparent though the tones, style, and implementation of the xylophone and the gourd in many of his works such as “Sinfonia India”, Xochipilli, and “Tzintzuntzan”. But these indigenous cultures had influenced Carlos beyond just the scope of music, “Carlos established a cultural journal called ‘Gladios’ when he was just 17 years old” (Carlos Chavez Biography), which had eventually landed him a job at “El Universal”, which is a Mexican based newspaper, for almost 35 years. During his time at the newspaper, Carlos was free to critique and write about various aspects of music at this time such as the composers, styles, and symphonies which helped him gain recognition in his rise to …show more content…
His music was an instant hit, “The performance was well received, and the new revolutionary government shortly thereafter commissioned Chávez to compose a ballet based on ancient Aztec themes.” (Craton). He went on to name this new work “El Fuego Neuvo”, which was initially rejected for quite some time until Chavez spearheaded the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra where it debuted in 1928. Shortly after this, Chavez became the director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra for 21 seasons which was the first permanent orchestra of Mexico. At the same time the National Conservatory of Music reached out to him in the hopes that he would become the new director, which he did. It was here that he taught and was able to inspire a new generation of musicians, “Many famous Mexican composers like Candelario Huizar, Silvestre Revueltas, Daniel Ayala, Blas Galindo, Salvador Contreras and José Moncayo were inspired from this legend.” (Carlos Chavez
Carlos Chavez was born on June 13th of 1899 in Mexico …show more content…
So, his visits to numerous places like Tlaxcala, Michoacán, Guanajuato and Oaxaca left a strong impression on the young boy and throughout his life he had a fascination for such cultures.” (Carlos Chavez Biography). These influences are clearly apparent though the tones, style, and implementation of the xylophone and the gourd in many of his works such as “Sinfonia India”, Xochipilli, and “Tzintzuntzan”. But these indigenous cultures had influenced Carlos beyond just the scope of music, “Carlos established a cultural journal called ‘Gladios’ when he was just 17 years old” (Carlos Chavez Biography), which had eventually landed him a job at “El Universal”, which is a Mexican based newspaper, for almost 35 years. During his time at the newspaper, Carlos was free to critique and write about various aspects of music at this time such as the composers, styles, and symphonies which helped him gain recognition in his rise to …show more content…
His music was an instant hit, “The performance was well received, and the new revolutionary government shortly thereafter commissioned Chávez to compose a ballet based on ancient Aztec themes.” (Craton). He went on to name this new work “El Fuego Neuvo”, which was initially rejected for quite some time until Chavez spearheaded the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra where it debuted in 1928. Shortly after this, Chavez became the director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra for 21 seasons which was the first permanent orchestra of Mexico. At the same time the National Conservatory of Music reached out to him in the hopes that he would become the new director, which he did. It was here that he taught and was able to inspire a new generation of musicians, “Many famous Mexican composers like Candelario Huizar, Silvestre Revueltas, Daniel Ayala, Blas Galindo, Salvador Contreras and José Moncayo were inspired from this legend.” (Carlos Chavez