Clemente Aguirre (November 23, 1828 – October 24, 1900) was a
Mexican
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composer, conductor, bandleader, instructor, and folksong collector active in
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalaj ...
.
His father died when he was a child, leaving his family in poverty. Nonetheless, when he was 11, he was accepted to study music with Professor
Jesús González Rubio, composer of the well-known
Jarabe tapatío
''Jarabe tapatío'', often referred to as the Mexican hat dance, is the national dance of Mexico. It originated as a courtship dance in Guadalajara, Jalisco, during the 19th century, although its elements can be traced back to the Spanish ''zambr ...
("Mexican Hat Dance").
By 1858 he had founded and directed the leading orchestra in Jalisco. He later joined the Sociedad Filarmónica in Jalisco.
In 1958, he was honored with a statue in Guadalajara's
Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres
The Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres (formerly the Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres) is a landmark in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Description and history
Located at the flanked avenues of Fray Antonio Alcalde, Migu ...
.
See also
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Statue of Clemente Aguirre
References
External links
Clemente Aguirre, Precursor de La Banda de alientos en nuestro país: Gabriel Pareyón*Pareyón, Gabriel. ''Clemente Aguirre (1828-1900). Semblanza, tabla de obras musicales y colección editada de partituras
lemente Aguirre (1828-1900); Portrait, List of Musical Works, and Published Scores'' Mexico: INBA-Cenidim, 1998. ISBN 970-18-0476-7
1828 births
1900 deaths
Mexican composers
Mexican male composers
Mexican people of Basque descent
19th-century composers
19th-century male musicians
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