Gustavo E. Campa
Gustavo Emilio Campa (8 September 1863 in Mexico City – 29 October 1934) was a Mexican composer. He studied piano with Felipe Larios and Julio Ituarte, and composition with Melisio Morales at the Conservatorio Nacional in Mexico City. Campa went against Morales' well known passion for Italian style of composition and lead a group of rebellious students which embraced the French style.
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Gustavo E. Campa
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- Gustavo Campa
- Birth Name
- Gustavo Emilio Campa
- Born
- 8 September 1863
- Birthplace
- Mexico City
- Died
- 29 October 1934
- Occupation
- composer
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish
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Gustavo Emilio Campa (8 September 1863 in Mexico City – 29 October 1934) was a Mexican composer. He studied piano with Felipe Larios and Julio Ituarte, and composition with Melisio Morales at the Conservatorio Nacional in Mexico City. Campa went against Morales' well known passion for Italian style of composition and lead a group of rebellious students which embraced the French style.
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In 1900 he was appointed professor of Composition and History of Music at the institution, a position he will hold until his retirement in 1925. In 1907, upon the death of Ricardo Castro, Campa became the director of the Conservatorio.
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• Name — Gustavo Campa • Birth Name — Gustavo Emilio Campa • Born — 8 September 1863 • Birthplace — Mexico City • Died — 29 October 1934 • Occupation — composer
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1863
Gustavo E. Campa was born on 8 September 1863.
1934
Gustavo E. Campa died on 29 October 1934.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Olsen, Dale. The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music. Routledge. 186. 2000. 9781135900083.
- 2.Schleifer, Martha Furman. Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Rowman & Littlefield. 104. 2016-01-28. 9780810888715.
- 3.Torres-Santos, Raymond. Music Education in the Caribbean and Latin America: A Comprehensive Guide. Rowman & Littlefield. 132. 2017-01-13. 9781475833195.
- 4.Ricardo Castro - Composer Information. musopen.org.
- 5.Corvera, Jorge Barrón. Manuel María Ponce: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. 5. 2004. 9780313318238.
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