José Mariono Elízaga
José Mariono Elízaga (born September 27, 1786 in Valladolid , † October 2, 1842 ibid) was a Mexican composer.
Life
Elízaga, who was trained by his father, a music teacher, performed as a musical prodigy at the age of six. The Viceroy Conde de Revillagigedo II then enabled him to train in Mexico City. After his return to Valladolid he became a student of the organist José María Carrasco , from the age of eight to thirteen he had again lessons in Mexico City with the piano virtuoso Mariano Soto Carrillo
He then worked as an organist at the Cathedral of Valladolid and music teacher; among his students was Catalina de Huarte , who later became the wife of the emperor Agustín de Itúrbide . This appointed him in 1822 Maestro de la Capilla Imperial . The following year he wrote the first music textbook printed in Mexico: Elementos de Música . After the Emperor's death in 1824, Elizaga lived as an organist and composer in Mexico City, where, with the support of President Guadalupe Victoria, he founded the first Mexican Philharmonic Society. The music school he founded in 1825 is considered the first conservatory on American soil. With Manuel Rionda , Elízaga founded the first Mexican publisher for secular music in 1826.
From 1827 to 1830 he worked as Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of Guadalajara. He then lived again in Mexico until 1839 before returning to his hometown.
Elizaga composed mainly sacred works, including two masses, two offices, lamentations, a responsory and several misereres.
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| SURNAME | Elízaga, José Mariono |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1786 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valladolid |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1842 |
| Place of death | Valladolid |