Héctor Campos-Parsi
Héctor Campos-Parsi (born October 1, 1922 in Ponce , Puerto Rico , † January 30, 1998 ) was a Puerto Rican composer.
Life
Campos-Parsi first studied art education in Puerto Rico, then music at the New England Conservatory in Boston with Francis Judd Cooke and at the Berkshire Music Center with Aaron Copland , Irving Fine and Olivier Messiaen, and in Paris with Nadia Boulanger . In 1954 he returned to Puerto Rico, where he taught at the Escuela Libre de Música and later at the Conservatorio de Música in San Juan, which he founded.
Official functions
He was a representative of Puerto Rico on the International Music Council and the International Association for Music and a member of the musical advisory board of the National Cultural Institute of Puerto Rico.
Works
He composed three ballets, a piece for percussion, tape and orchestra, a piano concerto , chamber music works, piano pieces , cantatas , choirs and songs .
- Oda a Cabo Rojo for orchestra, 1958
- Divertimiento del Sur for chamber orchestra, 1953
- Rapsodia Elegíaca for chamber orchestra, 1960
- Urayoán , ballet, 1958
- Juan Bobo las Fiestas , ballet suite, 1957
- Canciones del Cielo y Agua , 1949
- Dúo Trágico for piano and orchestra, 1965
- Sonetos Sagrados , 1986
Web links
- Héctor Campos Parsi (1925–1998) (English) at Latin American Music Center
- Hector Campos Parsi - Sonetos Sagrados (Sacred Sonnets) at International Opus
- List of some works at Klassika
- List of some works at DRAM
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Campos-Parsi, Héctor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Campos Parsi, Héctor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Puerto Rican composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ponce , Puerto Rico |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1998 |