Paulino Paredes Pérez (23 June 1913 – 9 April 1957) was a Mexican composer. Born in Tuxpan, Michoacán, he moved to

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in 1929, where he studied music at the Escuela Superior de Musica Sagrada. He founded several musical institutions, and was invited to Monterrey by the archbishop in 1948. He became the director of the School of Music at the

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in 1956. He died in Monterrey the next year of pancreatic cancer, and his music was largely forgotten until the revival of ''Espalda Mojada'' in 1989 by

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, which led to greater interest in his work.

Selected works

* Symphony No. 1, "Provinciana" (1945) * Symphony No. 2, "Benjamina" (1947) * Piano concerto (1950) * ''Espalda Mojada'' (ballet, 1954) * ''Cantata Mariana'' (1954)

Bibliography

* Guillermo R. Villarreal Rodríguez. ''Paulino Paredes Pérez: datos históricos, cronología y documentos.'' Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, 2003.

External links

Fundación Musical Paulino Paredes Pérez
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Paulino Paredes 1913 births 1957 deaths Mexican composers Musicians from Michoacán