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Chávez, Carlos, 1899-1978

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1899-1978

Biography

Carlos Chávez was a Mexican composer, conductor, teacher, writer on music and government official.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

American Music Edition records

 Collection
Identifier: AME
Scope and Contents

Manuscript scores, business records, and correspondence that reflects AME’s repertoire of new American music by Green, Carl Ruggles, Halsey Stevens, and others, as well as the interactions Green had with many key figures in twentieth-century music, including John Cage, Henry Cowell, Charles Ives, Gunther Schuller, William Grant Still, Virgil Thomson, and many others.

Dates: 1920 - 1997; Other: Majority of material found within 1951 - 1991; Other: Acquired November 30, 2005