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#ClassicsaDay Luis Sandi (1905–1996): Sinfonia No. 2
Sandi studied with Carlo Chavez (among others). He conducted Mexico's top orchestras and was a member of the International Music Council of UNESCO. #ClassicalMexico

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#ClassicsaDay Alfonso de Elias (1902-1984): Intermezzo
de Elias was a virtuoso pianist. And while he wrote many piano works, he also produced other forms of music: symphonies, ballets, concertos, string quartets, and other chamber music. #ClassicalMexico

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#ClassicsaDay Eduardo Hernández Moncada (1899–1995): Sinfonia No. 1
Moncada was a member of the Nationalist Movement. He was vitally interested in blending traditional Mexican musical forms with those of modern classical to create a true national style. #ClassicalMexico

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#ClassicsaDay Silvestre Revueltas (1899–1940): 5 Canciones de Ninos & 2 Conciones Profanas para Voz y Piano
Revueltas first published this collection of songs in 1945 for voice and piano. In 1969, an arrangement for voice and orchestra was made available. #ClassicalMexico

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#Classicsaday Julián Carrillo Trujillo (1875–1965): Primera Suite para Orquesta, Op. 1
Carrillo would eventually develop his own musical system, Sonido 13. IN his early days, he composed music, like this suite, for a local orchestra. #ClassicalMexico
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#ClassicsaDay Alfredo Carrasco (1875–1945): Romanza in palabras
Carrasco spent most of his professional career in Mexico City. Romanza in palabras is one of his most popular works. #ClassicalMexico

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#ClassicsaDay Luis Sandi (1905–1996): La Hoja de Plata
Sandi was a conductor, teacher, and composer. Although a large part of his output was choral, Sandi also wrote some important works for orchestra. #ClassicalMexico

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#ClassicsaDay Melesio Morales (1839–1908): Il Sospiro d'Amore
Morales was a native Mexican opera composer. He achieved success as such in Florence in 1866. He wrote 10 operas, 2 cantatas, and several other works. #ClassicalMexico

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#ClassicsaDay Macedonio Alcalá (1831–1869): Dios munca muere
Alcalá was a violinist and pianist. Most of his music was improvised and seldom transcribed. One of his most popular works was Dios munca muere, written in 1868. #ClassicalMexico

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#ClassicsaDay Aniceto Ortega (1825–1875): Marcha Zaragoza
Ortega was a physician, composer, and pianist. He composed one of the earliest Mexican operas that used an indigenous story. The Marcha Zaragoza is his most popular work. #ClassicalMexico

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#ClassicsaDay Cenobio Paniagua (1821–1882): String Quartet No. 1
Paniagua was known primarily for his vocal works. He composed several operas, including the first Mexican opera seria. He was also a violinist and conductor. #ClassicalMexico

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#ClassicsaDay José María Bustamante (1777–1861): Habandera
Bustamante taught at the first conservatory in Latin America (f. 1824). He was also active in the Mexican independence movement. #ClassicalMexico
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#ClassicsaDay Juan Gutierrez de Padilla (ca. 1590-1664): En la noche más Buena
Padilla emigrated to Mexico when he was about 30. He was Maestro of the Puebla de Los Angeles Cathedral. His music blends late Renaissance style with indigenous music traditions. #ClassicalMexico youtu.be/zT5MrX7Zl_g?...

#ClassicsaDay Manuel de Zumaya (1678–1755): Aunque al sueño
Zumaya was organist at the Mexico City Cathedral, and his music combines late-Renaissance, Baroque, and native musical styles. He's considered Mexico's greatest composer of the Baroque era. #ClassicalMexico

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