Short bio Jose Pablo Moncayo
Full biography Jose Pablo Moncayo
José Pablo Moncayo García (June 29, 1912 – June 16, 1958) was a Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. He was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and began studying piano at a young age. Moncayo later went on to study composition with Mexican composer Carlos Chávez, who had a significant influence on his work.
Moncayo is best known for his piece "Huapango," which is a lively dance from Veracruz, Mexico, and has become a beloved national symbol of Mexican culture. The piece is characterized by its vivid rhythms, colorful orchestration, and evocative use of traditional Mexican melodies.
In addition to his work as a composer, Moncayo was also an accomplished conductor and music educator. He was a pioneer in promoting Mexican classical music and worked to establish the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City.
Moncayo was part of the "Group of Four," a collective of Mexican composers that also included Blas Galindo, Daniel Ayala, and Eduardo Hernández Moncada. The group sought to promote Mexican music and culture through their work, and their contributions continue to have a significant impact on the development of classical music in Mexico.
Despite Moncayo's relatively short life, his contributions to Mexican music were substantial, and he remains an important figure in the country's cultural history. His work continues to be studied, performed, and celebrated by musicians and audiences around the world.
Compositions featuring Jose Pablo Moncayo
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosques | 12:45 min | Orchestral | 1954 |
| 2 | Muros Verdes, for piano | 6:41 min | Keyboard | 1951 |
| 3 | Tierra de temporal | 11:12 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1949 |
| 4 | La Mulata de Córdoba, opera in 1 act | Opera | 1948 | |
| 5 | Pieces (3), for piano | 5:24 min | Keyboard | 1947 |
| 6 | Sinfonieta for chamber orchestra | 8:40 min | Orchestral | 1945 |
| 7 | Symphony | 25:03 min | Symphony | 1944 |
| 8 | Huapango, for orchestra | 8:17 min | Orchestral | 1941 |
| 9 | Sonata for viola & piano | 15:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 10 | Zapata (from Tierra de temporal) | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
Albums featuring Jose Pablo Moncayo
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Moncayo, Vázquez, Castro, Revueltas, Iannarelli, Orquesta Juvenil Universitaria Eduardo Mata, Pablo Garibay, Gustavo Rivero Weber – El Árbol De La Vida - Music From Mexico(CD, ) | 2019 | Naxos |
| 2 |  |
Carlos Chávez, Jorge Federico Osorio, Moncayo, Zyman, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional De México, Carlos Miguel Prieto – Piano Concerto(CD, ) | 2013 | Cedille Records |
| 3 |  |
EDICIÓN CONMEMORATIVA EN OCASIÓNDEL CENTENARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO(5×CD, Album) | 2012 | Conaculta |
| 4 |  |
Fernández, Ginastera, Hung, Márquez, Moncayo, Revueltas, Romero, Orquesta Sinfónica De Venezuela, Theodore Kuchar – Latin American Classics(CD, ) | 2012 | Brilliant Classics |
| 5 |  |
J. P. Moncayo, Thierry, Esquivel, Gama, Meneses, Cuautli, Juan Carlos Lomónaco, Orquesta Sinfónica Carlos Chávez – La Mulata De Córdoba(CD, Stereo) | 2005 | Urtext Digital Classics |
| 6 |  |
Villa-Lobos / Gomes / Moncayo / Ginastera - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Arturo Diemecke – Bachianas Brasileiras Variciones Concertantes(CD, ) | 2001 | Planet Media |
| 7 |  |
Eduardo Diazmuñoz, Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Armando Lavalle, Mario Kuri-Aldana, Gerardo Durán, Carlos Jiménez Mabarak, Luis Sandi, José Pablo Moncayo – Twentieth Century Mexican Symphonic Music Volume. 1(CD, Album) | 1999 | Clásicos Mexicanos |
| 8 |  |
Moncayo • Galindo • Carrasco • J. M. Chávez • Castro • Márquez • Zyman / Orquesta de Las Américas, Benjamín Juárez Echenique – México Sinfónico(CD, Album) | 1998 | Urtext Digital Classics |
| 9 |  |
Revueltas / Moncayo / Márquez, Enrique Arturo Diemecke – La Coronela / Sinfonía / Danzón 2(CD, Stereo) | 1997 | Spartacus |
| 10 |  |
Villa-Lobos · Gomes · Moncayo · Ginastera - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Arturo Diemecke – Bachianas Brasileiras Nr. 2 | 1997 | Tring International PLC |
| 11 |  |
Ernest Bloch, Ignacio Cervantes, Georg Philipp Telemann, José Pablo Moncayo, Franz Liszt, Franz Paul Lachner, Antonín Dvořák, Yuriko Kuronuma, Tatiana Kotcherguina, Trío México (2), Eric Steinman, Horacio Franco, Miguel Lawrence, Myrthala Salazar, Patrici | 1995 | Radio Nuevo León |
| 12 |  |
José Pablo Moncayo, Blas Galindo, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Sergio Cárdenas – Huapango / Sinfonia Breve(CD, ) | 1995 | BMG Entertainment Mexico, S.A. De C.V. |
| 13 |  |
Herrera De La Fuente, Orquesta Sinfonic De Xalapa / Orquesta Sinfónica De Minería – Moncayo • Revueltas • Halffter • Galindo • Chávez – Huapango(CD, Compilation) | 1995 | Opus Magnum International |
| 14 |  |
Enrique Arturo Diemecke, Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Chávez, José Pablo Moncayo, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional De México – Revueltas - Redes - Diemecke OSN(CD, Album) | 1994 | Sony Masterworks |
| 15 |  |
Halffter / Moncayo / Ponce / Revueltas – Henryk Szeryng, Alfonso Moreno, Enrique Batiz – Musica Mexicana, Vol. 3(CD, Compilation) | 1994 | ASV |
| 16 |  |
Galindo, Moncayo, Revueltas, Rosas, Villanueva / Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México , Director : Herrera De La Fuente – México Clásico(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1994 | Spartacus (6) |
| 17 |  |
Kenneth Klein (2), Carlos Chávez, Blas Galindo, José Pablo Moncayo, Rodolfo Halffter, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional De México – Music from MEXICO(CD, Album) | 1993 | Unicorn-Kanchana |
| 18 |  |
Chávez / Revueltas / Villa-Lobos / Mabarak / Quintanar / Galindo / Halffter / Moncayo – Orchestre Philharmonique De Mexico, Fernando Lozano – Musique Mexicaine(2×CD, Compilation) | 1993 | Forlane |
| 19 |  |
Herrera De La Fuente, Orquesta Sinfonic De Xalapa / Orquesta Sinfónica De Minería – Moncayo • Revueltas • Halffter • Galindo • Chávez – Huapango | 1992 | Opus Magnum International |
| 20 |  |
Manuel Delaflor, Zubeldía, Moncayo, Velázquez – Música para Piano(LP, Album) | 1988 | Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico |
| 21 |  |
Moncayo / Revueltas / Chávez / Galindo – Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Herrera De La Fuente – Huapango | 1982 | Vox Cum Laude |
| 22 |  |
Chavez / Moncayo / Revueltas, Enrique Batiz, Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico – Symphony No. 2 / Huapango / Sensemaya / Homage To Garcia Lorca | 1981 | Varèse Sarabande |
| 23 |  |
Blas Galindo / Carlos Chávez / José Pablo Moncayo – Ballets Mexicains | 1980 | Forlane |
| 24 |  |
Carlos Chávez, Carlos Jiménez Mabarak, José Pablo Moncayo, Silvestre Revueltas – 4 Compositores Mexicanos | 1980 | Forlane |
| 25 |  |
Kenneth Klein (2) Conducts Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional De México - Chávez / Galindo / Moncayo / Halffter – Music From Mexico | 1979 | Unicorn Records (3) |
| 26 |  |
Orquesta Sinfónica De La Universidad, Eduardo Mata – José Pablo Moncayo / Rodolfo Halffter / Blas Galindo – Sinfonietta / Tres Sonatas De Soler / Sinfonía Breve | 1970 | RCA Victor |
| 27 |  |
J. Pablo Moncayo / Raúl Cosío / Blas Galindo / Carlos J. Mabarak / M. Bernal Jimenez / Carlos Chávez – Danza Moderna Mexicana | 1968 | RCA Victor |
| 28 |  |
Э. Вилла-Лобос / П. Монкайо / Дж. Джильярди / Э. Мантичи – 2-я Бразильская Бахиана / Уапанго / Гаучо / Вступление И Танец | 1962 | Апрелевский Завод |
| 29 |  |
Siegfried Behrend / Tedesco, Galindo, Moncayo – Sinfonische Folklore(LP, Album) | - | Colosseum (2) |
| 30 |  |
Revueltas / Chávez / Moncayo – Orquesta Filarmónica De La Cuidad De México, Herrera de la Fuente – Nacionalismo Musical Mexicano(CD, ) | - | Clásicos Mexicanos |
Videos featuring Jose Pablo Moncayo
Mexico: Moncayo/Revueltas/Chávez - Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico (1981)
This special album featuring Mexican composers and their works was associated with the Mexico exhibit held at the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. This was one of the early LPs to have been digitally recorded and mastered.
José Pablo Moncay
Chavez/Moncayo/Revueltas - Enrique Batiz,Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico 1/2
Chavez / Moncayo / Revueltas - Enrique Batiz / Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico -- Music Of Mexico: Symphony No. 2 / Huapango / Sensemaya / Homage To Garcia Lorca
Tracklist:
A1 Huapango - Composed By -- José Pablo Moncayo 6:29
A2 Sensemayá - Com
Carlos Chávez: Sinfonia No.2, "Sinfonía India" (1935/1936)
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Chavez/Moncayo/Revueltas - Enrique Batiz,Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico 2/2
Chavez / Moncayo / Revueltas - Enrique Batiz / Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico -- Music Of Mexico: Symphony No. 2 / Huapango / Sensemaya / Homage To Garcia Lorca
Tracklist:
B1 Homage To Federico Garcia Lorca - Composed By -- Silvestre Revuelt
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