Leonardo Velázquez
Leonardo Velázquez (born November 6, 1935 in Oaxaca de Juárez , † July 20, 2004 in Cuba ) was a Mexican composer and conductor .
biography
At the age of eight, Velázquez moved with his family to the vicinity of Mexico City , learned to play the violin at elementary school age and later got the opportunity to study at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música de México . His teachers there included Carlos Luyando , Carlos Jiménez Mabarak , Blas Galindo , Agustín Montiel Castillo , José Pablo Moncayo and Rodolfo Halffter . He learned twelve-tone music at the Los Angeles Conservatory .
In addition to concert and chamber music, he also composed ballet, theater and film music . The theme tune for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico also came from his pen. He has been awarded the Premio Ariel and the Diosa in gold several times for his works .
He conducted the Mexican "Banda de Música Alma Yalalteca" and was professor at the Academy for Mexican Dance Academia de la Danza Mexicana , the Theater Academy Academia de Teatro and the Conservatorio Nacional de Música de México.
Velázquez was a member of the Academia de Artes , President of Música de Concierto de México , "Profesor emérito" ( dt. : Emeritus Professor ) and member of the National Conservatory of the Sistema Nacional de Arte de Creadores of CONACULTA .
Web links
- Works by and about Leonardo Velázquez in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Leonardo Velázquez in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eliza Ruiz: La búsqueda del conservatorio nacional va más allá de la música comercial: Leonardo Velázquez
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Velázquez, Leonardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oaxaca de Juarez |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 2004 |
| Place of death | Cuba |