Julia Alonso

Julia Alonso (1889–1977) was a Mexican composer, organist, pianist, and teacher.

Born in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Alonso studied at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música, and had achieved success as a composer by the age of twenty-five. After graduation she taught organ, piano, and composition at her alma mater. Her compositions include two symphonies, two suites for chamber orchestra, and two string quartets.[1][2] She wrote a two-act opera, Tonantzin, on a subject from Mexican mythology; it was not performed during her lifetime. Alonso died in Mexico City.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Miguel Ficher; Martha Furman Schleifer; John M. Furman (16 October 2002). Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-4616-6911-1.
  2. ↑ Mary F. McVicker (9 August 2016). Women Opera Composers: Biographies from the 1500s to the 21st Century. McFarland. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-0-7864-9513-9.
  3. ↑ Gabriela de la Vega (2003). La ópera mexicana, 1805–2002. Centro de Estudios Universitarios Londres. ISBN 978-968-5020-07-7.
  4. ↑ México, El Universal, Compañia Periodística Nacional. "Música con acento mexicano". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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