![]() ![]() This major award-winning composer, however, also writes beloved works for children. He is best known for his eight operas, performed by major companies around the world. ![]() Robert Xavier Rodriguez (1946-): A native of San Antonio, TX, Rodriguez studied under the legendary French composition teacher, Nadia Boulanger, as well as American composer Elliott Carter. Brouwer studied composition at Juilliard under composer Vincent Perschetti and has conducted the likes of the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic. His father’s uncle was Ernesto Lecuona (see above!) and he trained in the lineage of the renowned guitar instructor Francisco Tárrega. Leo Brouwer (1939-): A Cuban composer, conductor, and guitarist hails from a family of musicians. This Venezuelan composer believed that the guitar should have its own extensive repertory and set out to compose much of it himself. Ginastera studied under Aaron Copland at Tanglewood Music Center in Boston and later went on to teach Astor Piazzolla and Jacqueline Nova (Columbian electro-acoustic composer), among others.Īntonio Lauro (1917-1986): Called the “Strauss of guitar” by Australian guitarist John Williams. His music is deeply political and inspired by the Gauchesco tradition, a solitary nomadic symbol of Argentina. He was also the director of the Mexico National Symphony Orchestra, the second oldest orchestra on the North American continent.Īlberto Ginastera (1916-1983): An Argentinian composer and composition teacher. He trained at the National Conservatory of Music and worked alongside Carlos Chávez as director of the Mexico National Symphony Orchestra.Ĭarlos Chávez (1899-1978): A Mexican composer, music theorist, conductor, and educator, Chavez was known for weaving indigenous melodies and instruments into his contemporary classical compositions which sometimes included electronic music and multimedia elements. Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940): A Mexican film score composer, violinist, and conductor. Lecuona’s title song for the 1942 film Always in My Heart was nominated for an Oscar, and his music was popularized in the United States by fellow Cuban bandleader and actor of “I Love Lucy” fame, Desi Arnaz. His Bachianas Brasilieras, a set of nine Bach-inspired suites, is a popular example of this balance between musical worlds.Įrnesto Lecuona (1896-1963): A Cuban concert pianist and composer for both stage and screen. These works were inspired by traditional Brazilian folk music and by the European classical tradition in which he was trained. Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959): Undoubtedly one of the most prolific and internationally in-demand South American composers in his time, Villa-Lobos wrote over 2,000 pieces for orchestra, chamber ensemble, and solo instrument with voice. ![]()
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