Carlos Chávez was an important Mexican composer and conductor of the 20th century.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Symphony No. 4 ("Sinfonía Romántica") 1952 22:24 Symphony
Symphony No. 2 ("Sinfonía india") 1935 11:50 Symphony Orchestral
Symphony No. 1 ("Sinfonía de Antígona") 1932 12:41 Symphony Chamber Music Orchestral
Toccata for orchestra 1947 07:55 Orchestral
Soli II, for wind quintet 20:11 Chamber Music
Baile, symphonic painting 1953 05:12 Orchestral
Symphony No. 3 1951 31:05 Symphony
Tambuco for Six Percussion Players 1964 15:29 Chamber Music
Toccata for percussion instruments 1942 12:23 Chamber Music
Xochipilli, an Imagined Aztec Music 1940 06:59 Orchestral
Zarabanda, for string orchestra 1943 06:01 Orchestral
Pieces (3) for guitar 1923 08:15 Chamber Music
Sonatina for piano 1924 04:19 Keyboard
Chapultepec, for orchestra or band ("Republican Overture") 07:08 Orchestral
Sonatina for cello & piano 1966 08:05 Chamber Music
Piano Concerto 1940 36:18 Concerto
Symphony No. 5 1954 23:47 Symphony
Concerto for violin 30:17 Concerto
Suite de caballos de vapor (Horse Power Suite) 25:25 Orchestral
Adelita y La cucaracha, for piano 02:25 Keyboard
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Carlos Chávez - Artist Details

Active

1920s - 1970s

Musical Period

Modern

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