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El Salón México is a symphonic composition in one movement by Aaron Copland, which uses Mexican folk music extensively. Copland began the work in 1932 and completed it in 1936, following several visits to Mexico. The four melodies of the piece are based on sheet music he purchased during his visits. "El Salón México".
Jun 14, 2016 · El Salon Mexico conducted by Aaron Copland. This New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert was entitled Aaron Copland Birthday Party and was recorded Nov...
Carlos Chávez took Copland to a nightclub in Mexico City in 1932 called El Salón México. This visit inspired Copland’s orchestral work of the same name.
Aaron Copland: El Salón México ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) ∙Carlos Miguel Prieto, Dirigent ∙Alte Oper Frankfurt, 18. Januar 2...
Apr 30, 2015 · El Salón México is a symphonic composition in one movement by Aaron Copland, which uses Mexican folk music extensively. Copland visited Mexico several times in the 1930s.
Nov 6, 2017 · Copland’s Inspiration and Fears for El Salón México. In a letter to Mexican composer/conductor Charlos Chávez, Copland wrote “I am terribly afraid of what you will say of the Salon Mexico–perhaps it is not Mexican at all and I would look so foolish,” which shows his concern regarding appropriation.
El Salón México. Composed: 1932-36. Estimated length: 12 minutes. Born on November 14, 1900, in Brooklyn, New York; Died on December 2, 1990, in North Tarrytown, New York. First performance: August 27, 1937, in Mexico City, with Carlos Chávez conducting the Mexico Symphony.
El Salón México was first heard in the United States in a radio broadcast, with Adrian Boult leading the NBC Symphony in 1938. Copland had no delusions about the depth of this musical translation.
El Salón México marks Copland’s entrance into his populist phase, when he wanted to find a broader audience for contemporary music by using simpler harmonic melodies, often based on folk tunes, in a more accessible but still sophisticated manner.
Sep 13, 2019 · On September 27, 28, and 29, Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada presents a program of 20th-century masterpieces from the Western hemisphere. In this post, discover how Aaron Copland's visit to Mexico inspired one of his most popular masterpieces and led the composer in a whole new direction.
