Luis Sandi Meneses (22 February 1905,

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

– 1996), was a musician, teacher and composer.

Biography

The complete name is Luis Sandi Meneses. Born February 22, 1905 in Mexico City, the only child of Genaro Sandi and María Meneses. Sandi did not attend public primary school, but was privately tutored by his mother's sister, Manuela Meneses, who was a public school teacher. Between the ages of six and fourteen Sandi lived in Tacubaya, a suburb of Mexico city. As his interest in music increased, at the age of fifteen Sandi entered the National Conservatory of music where he studied violin with José Rocabruna, an eminent Spanish violinist. Sandi studied voice with Elvira González, and composition with Estanislao Mejía (b. 1882) a nationalist. Sandi also had a composition workshop with Carlos Chávez with whom he studied instrumental conducting. Luis Sandi conducted in various instances Orquesta Sinfónica de México and Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional. At one time, he focused on composition. From his production, opera Carlota (libretto by Francisco Zendejas) and Bonampak ballet stand out. His continuous contact with Coro de Madrigalistas (which he founded in 1938) made him compose and arrange a wide range of choral works. He is author of many books for music alumni. Sandi was also member of International Music Council of UNESCO, for 1963-1966 period, and member of Consejo Interamericano de Música.

Works

Instrumental

Solos *Fátima (suite galante) (1948) (6') - guit. *Sonata para violín (1969) (10') *Miniatura (1995) (3') - viola Duos *Pastoral - oboe, piano *Aire antiguo (1927) (13') - violin and piano *Canción erótica (1927) (4') - violin and piano *Hoja de álbum (1956) (4') - violoncello and piano *Hoja de álbum no.2 (4') - viola and piano *Sonatina para violoncello y piano (1959) (5') *Suite para oboe y piano (1982) (12´) *Sonata para oboe y violoncello (1983) (11') Trios *Tres momentos (1978) (6') - violín, violoncello y piano *Variación para tres flautas dulces (1979) - fl Quartets *Cuarteto para instrumentos de arco (1938) (9') *Cuatro momentos (1961) (5') *Cuatro piezas (1977) (5') - flautas dulces Quintets *Quinteto (1960) (6') - flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin and violoncello Chamber orch. *Suite de la hoja de plata (1939) (12') *Cinco gacelas (1968) (8') *Trenos in memoriam Carlos Chávez (1978) (6') *Sinfonía mínima (1978) (8') Symphonic orch. *Los cuatro coroneles de la reina (1978) (7') - (vers. orch.) *Sonora (1933) *Suite banal (1936) (10') *La angostura (1939) *Norte (1940) * Tú Fú (1956) * Segunda Sinfonía (1979) Symphonic orch. and soloist *Concertino (1944) (7') - flauta y orq. *Poemas de amor y muerte (1966) (9') - voice and orch. Text: Greek epigraphs *Il cántico delle creature (1971) (10') - voice and orch. Text: Sn.

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*Ajorca de cantos floridos (1977) (6') - voice and orch. Text: Nahuatl poetry Ballet *Día de difuntos (1938) (8') - orch. *Coatlicue (1949) (12') -orch. *Bonampak (1951) (20') -orch.

Vocal

Operas * Carlota (1947) (30') Libretto: Francisco Zendejas Gómez * La señora en su balcón (1954) (45') Voice and piano *¡Oh, luna! *Las cuatro coronelas de la reina (1928) (7') - Text:

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*Madrigal (1936) (2') - Text: Amado Nervo *Diez hai-kais (1933) (4') - Text:

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*Canción obscura (1934) (3') - *Diez hai-kais para canto y piano (1947) - Text:

*Canción de la vida profunda (1947) (5') - Text:

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*Cuatro cannciones de amor (1955) (7') - Text:

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; anonymous *Poemas del amor y de la muerte (1963) (6') - Text:

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; Greek epigraphs *Destino (1968) (5') - Text: Isabel Farfán Cano *Cinco poemas de

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(1975) (3')- soprano, mezzo y piano Voice and other instruments *Rubayaits - voice, trumpet, horn, trombone Text:

*El venado (1932) (8') - voice, flute, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, vihuela, guitarrón, marimba and percussion *¿Qué traerá la paloma? (1958) (1') - voice and guitar *Paloma ramo de sal (1947) (11') - voice and guitarra *Poema en el espacio (1961) (3') - voice and violoncello *Ave María (1981) - voice and organ Text:

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Choir *Silenciosamente (1930) (1') - mixed choir Text:

*Tres madrigales (1932) (5') *Quisiérate peor, Nísida, cuenta (1947) (4') - mixed choir Text:

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* Los Xtoles (1947) *Amanece (1948) - mixed choir Text: Alfonso del Río *Canto de amor y muerte (1956) (6') - mixed choir Text:

*A la muerte de Madero (1960) (2') - mixed choir *Cinco gacelas (1960) (6') - mixed choir *Cantata a la tumba de García Lorca (1977) (8') - mixed choir Choir and instruments *Las troyanas (1937) (10') - coro mixto 2 obs, c.i., fg, arpa y perc. Texto:

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*Mi corazón se amerita (1939) (4') coro mixto y 2 pianos Text:

Choir and symphonic orch. *Gloria a los héroes (1947) (7') *La suave patria (1951) (7') - Text:

References

The Choral Music of Luis Sandi, doctoral dissertation submitted to the Committee on Advanced Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Doctor of Musical Arts, by Leslie Gomez, May 1984. *Alcaraz, José Antonio (1991). ''Reflexiones sobre el nacionalismo musical mexicano''. México: Editorial Patria. *Soto Millán, Eduardo (1998). ''Diccionario de Compositores Mexicanos de Música de Concierto. Siglo XX. Tomo II (I-Z)''

External links

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