Salvador Contreras
Salvador Contreras Sánchez (born November 10, 1910 in Cuerámaro / Guanajuato , † November 7, 1982 ) was a Mexican composer.
Contreras was a student of Carlos Chávez , Silvestre Revueltas and Candelario Huízar . With José Pablo Moncayo , Blas Galindo and Daniel Ayala , he founded the Grupo de los Cuatro in 1935 .
He composed film and ballet music, orchestral and chamber music, vocal works and works for solo instruments.
Works
- Sonata para violín y violoncello , 1933;
- Cuarteto de cuerdas No. 2 , 1936;
- Cuatro Canciones , 1959;
- Cuarteto No. 3 , 1962;
- Tres movimientos para guitarra , 1963;
- Dos piezas dodecafónicas , 1966;
- Siete preludios para piano , 1971.
literature
- Aurelio Tello: Salvador Contreras. Vida y obra (Colección de estudios musicológicos; 1). Inst. Nac. de Bellas Artes, Mexico, DF 1987, ISBN 968-290718-7 .
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SURNAME | Contreras, Salvador |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Contreras Sánchez, Salvador |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cuerámaro , Guanajuato (State) |
DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1982 |