Manuel Gregorio Tavarez

Manuel Gregorio Tavárez (born November 28, 1843 in San Juan , † July 1, 1883 in Ponce ) was a Puerto Rican composer, pianist and music teacher.

Life

Tavarez had piano lessons with José Cabrizas and Domingo Delgado in his native town . Because of his significant talent, the Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País awarded him a scholarship that enabled him to study at the Conservatoire de Paris with Aubert and d'Albert from 1858 . Here his Gran fantasía de concierto for piano and orchestra was written.

After only ten months, illness forced him to return to Puerto Rico, where he worked as a piano teacher in San Juan, Caguas and, from 1870, in Ponce. His students included u. a. Juan Morel Campos and Francisco Cortés .

In Ponce he turned to the composition of Puerto Rican dancas , in which he combined Cuban dancas with European harmonics and melodies and influences from African music. These works earned him the reputation of Padre de la Danza Puertorriqueña .

In addition to danzas such as Margarita , Ausencia , and Pobre corazón , waltzes such as El 24 de junio and the Vals de Concierto and the Cuadros musicales ( Recuerdos de antaño , Virgen de Borinquen , Dicha fugaz and La hamaca ), Tavárez also composed two symphonies: A Campeche and Souvenir de Puerto Rico ( Aires del país ). With the March Redención , he won the music competition at the Ponce Mass in 1882. As a song composer he has performed with Súplica a mis amigos by José Gautier Benítez . He also published two collections of Puerto Rican music: Album Filharmónica (1863) and El Delirio Puertorriqueño (1867–69).

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personal data
SURNAME	Tavarez, Manuel Gregorio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Puerto Rican composer, pianist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH	November 28, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Juan (Puerto Rico)
DATE OF DEATH	July 1, 1883
Place of death	Ponce (Puerto Rico)