Huapango (Jose Pablo Moncayo)

Jose Pablo Moncayo (1912 to 1958)

Born in Guadalajara, Moncayo studied at the Conservatorio Nacional while earning a living as a Jazz pianist. In 1931, he studied composition under Carlos Chavez whom mentored him & asked him to compose a piece inspired by the music of Veracruz... which is now the world reknowned Huapango... Mexico's most iconic piece of music.... Moncayo explained:

Blas Galindo and I went to Alvarado, one of the places where folkloric music is preserved in its most pure form; we were collecting melodies, rhythms and instrumentations during several days. The transcription of it was very difficult because the huapangueros (musicians) never sang the same melody twice in the same way. When I came back to Mexico, I showed the collected material to Candelario Huízar; Huízar gave me a piece of advice that I will always be grateful for: "Expose the material first in the same way you heard it and develop it later according to your own thought." And I did it, and the result is almost satisfactory for me.

Nacido en Guadalajara, Moncayo estudio en el Conservatorio Nacional mientras se ganaba la vida como pianista Jazzero. En 1931, estudio composicion bajo Carlos Chavez quien fue su mentor y quien le pidio que compusiera esta pieza tan Mexicana.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Mexican Music
• Classical Mexican Music
• Musica Mexicana
• Musica Clasica Mexicana

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