Sonata mexicana manuel m ponce biography
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Ponce, Manuel
Mexican composer Manuel Ponce (1882-1948) was and remains one of Mexico's most beloved figures in the world of classical music.
Ponce was the first Mexican composer who consistently introduced elements of the folk and popular music of his country to classical composition. He is also internationally known among guitarists and lovers of guitar music; he was among the first modern composers to write extensively for the guitar, and, through his association with guitarist Andrés Segovia, he played a key role in the revival of the guitar in classical music. Ponce made a variety of contributions to the classical repertory over his long career, never remaining content with a style he had mastered but always forging forward with new musical investigations. In the history of Mexican classical music he is rivaled in importance only by Carlos Chávez.
Manuel María Ponce was born on December 8, 1882, in the small town of Fresnillo, Mexico, in the state of Aguascalientes. He was the twelfth child of his parents, Felipe de Jesus Ponce Leon and María de Jesus Cuellar. Ponce's father had participated in the 1867 revolution that restored Mexico's independence, and when Manuel was born, the family was hiding out in Fresnillo to escape lingering political fallout from that even
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Certainly the enigma is in the spirit within his compositions. His use of hemiola motif in "baroque" style compositions is a breath of fresh air to say the least. His music dances much more than other composers and one canamade wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 4:07 pmSorry, but I don't understand your answer. What do you mean by "mask genre within genre"? What genres are being masked, and why do you assume Ponce was masking ( = hiding?) one genre within another? Nor do I understand why "accessible and full of motif at the same time" is enigmatic. Accessible music can be motive based. All I can gather from your extended reply is that you greatly admire and appreciate Ponce's compositions, particularly the breadth of his musical styles. But all of the really talented composers had these qualities. One has to admire Ponce's ability to write extended abstract compositions and at the same time write enduring popular vocal music (e.g., "Estrelita," and "Por ti mi corazon").Tamahawk wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 1:51 amSimply how he can mask genre within genre and make music that is accessible and full of motif at the same time.amade wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 4:06 pm So what is the enigma?
Maybe you mean that all great talent is an enigma, because it is so rare and inexplicable.
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