Máximo Arrates Boza
Máximo Arrates Boza (called Maestro Chicito , born November 6, 1859 in Santiago de Cuba , † August 9, 1936 ) was a Panamanian composer .
Boza came to Panama in 1880 with his cousin Lino A. Boza in the chapel of his uncle Pablo L. Boza . There he joined the Banda Mayor as principal clarinetist in 1891 , and was appointed Kapellmeister under Arturo Dubarry in 1896.
He also worked as the violist of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Panamá under Narciso Garay and as a professor at the Conservatorio de Música y Declamación de Panamá and founded the Primera Sociedad Filarmónica de Panamá .
Among the numerous dances he composed, La Reina Roja (known as Pescao ) became famous as the carnival anthem of its time.
Works
- La Bogotana
- Ligia Elena
- Alfredo si tu te vas
- La Pandora
- A la loma de Belén , rumba
- Tus ojos , polka
- Los dos amigos , waltz
- Madre Selva , waltz
- Flores y lágrimas , Pasillo
- Avenida Central , Pasillo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boza, Máximo Arrates |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maestro Chicito |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Panamanian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Cuba |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1936 |