Me llamo Carlos Chávez. I was born on June 14th, 1899 in Mexico. My music was both influenced by the sound of Mexico as well as by the great composer Igor Stravinsky (he's written on this blog before, no? I am SUCH a big fan!) In 1928 I founded the Orquestra Sinfonica de Mexico. I served as the conductor for 20 years there.
"Music of Mexico may be divided into three great epochs: 1) aboriginal culture 2) mestizaje 3) nationalism of the revolution"
Yo estaba muy triste when I died on August 2nd, 1978 :(
-Carlos Chávez
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