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Open Ears: José Moncayo (en español)

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Les presentamos el video de Open Ears sobre la vida y carrera de José Pablo Moncayo García, el compositor mexicano de “Huapango” y una figura destacada en el movimiento nacionalista musical de su país después de la revolución. Estudió en el Conservatorio Nacional de México y fue invitado por el director Carlos Chávez a ser percusionista en la Orquesta Sinfónica de México (más tarde conocida como la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional). En su propia música, utilizó los modos y ritmos de la música folclórica tradicional. Tras el éxito de “Huapango” en 1941, estudió composición con Aaron Copland en Tanglewood y conoció a Leonard Bernstein y Lukas Foss. Moncayo fue nombrado Director Asistente de la Orquesta Sinfónica de México en 1945 y, al año siguiente, se convirtió en su Director Artístico. Falleció justo antes de su 46 cumpleaños en 1958, habiendo compuesto 40 obras en diversos géneros: ballet, coro, ópera, música de cámara y piezas sinfónicas. Como él decía: “Nuestra música debe ser profundamente mexicana para llegar a ser universal”.

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The Classical Team
Published on 09.11.2023
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