page_title: Carlos Chávez
hierarchical_section_title: Carlos Chávez
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Mexican composer Carlos Chávez. Español: Retrato del compositor mexicano Carlos Chávez. Portrait of Carlos Chávez
context_page_description: Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez was a Mexican composer, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influenced by native Mexican cultures. Of his six symphonies, the second, or Sinfonía india, which uses native Yaqui percussion instruments, is probably the most popular.
context_section_description: Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez (13 June 1899 – 2 August 1978) was a Mexican composer, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influenced by native Mexican cultures. Of his six symphonies, the second, or Sinfonía india, which uses native Yaqui percussion instruments, is probably the most popular.
caption: Portrait of Carlos Chávez by Carl van Vechten (1937)
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