Carlos Chávez

✶June 13, 1899

†August 2, 1978

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About their life

Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez 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.

Mexican composer (1899–1978)

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Biography from the article Carlos Chávez on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.