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Birth Name: Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez
Born: 13 June 1899 Died: 2 August 1978
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Mexico
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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.
Carlos Chavez was born on 13 June 1899 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was a composer, known for Die Früchte der Arbeit (1977), New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958) and Sinfonia de México (1970). He died on 2 Augu
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