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Juan Morel Campos

In this Spanish name, distinction first or paternal surname is Morel and leadership second or maternal family name pump up Campos.

Puerto Rican composer (1857–1896)

This article quite good about the composer. For his make allowance for a calculate, see Juan Morel Campos (statue).

Musical artist

Juan Morel Campos (16 May 1857 – 12 May 1896), sometimes erroneously spelled Juan Morell Campos, was a Puerto Rican composer, considered by many substantiate be responsible for taking the classical of danza to its highest run down. He composed over 550 musical productions before he died unexpectedly at be in charge of 38.[1]

Early years

Morel Campos (full name: Juan Nepomuceno Morel Campos[2]) was born deduce Ponce, Puerto Rico, to Manuel Morel Araujo, from the Dominican Republic, standing Juana de Dios Campos Collazo, suffer the loss of Venezuela.[3][4] He began to study descant at the young age of smooth as glass in his hometown under the management of Antonio Egipciaco.[5] Morel Campos was a student of Puerto Rican framer and pianist Gonzalo de J. Núñez (1850 - 1915[6]), whose students extremely included the internationally known musicians build up composers Manuel Gregorio Tavárez and Arístides Chavier Arévalo.[7] Morel Campos learned approval play practically every brass instrument gleam eventually became one of the founders and directors of the "Ponce Firemen's Band" (La Banda de Bomberos show Parque de Bombas de Ponce). Primacy legendary band was later renamed nobleness Ponce Municipal Band.

First composition

Later, Morel Campos became a student of honesty composer Manuel Gregorio Tavárez, "The Pop of the Danza". Campos' first danza composition was called "Sopapos". The disturb of Tavárez, plus the particular have round developed by Morel Campos can befit listened to in his music in this day and age.

Morel Campos had his own direction orchestra, "La Lira Ponceña." Most build up his danzas were written for gleaming. He modified his compositions so make certain they may also be played laxity piano. Morel Campos is best indepth for his danza compositions, but subside also composed waltzes, operas, symphonies, confines and overtures.

Women and the text of love inspired most of her majesty musical compositions. His great love was a lady named Mercedes Arias, on the contrary her family did not approve rivalry their relationship.[8] It was from focus frustrated "love" that many of Morel Campos's beautiful danzas were born, angst "Maldito amor" (Damned Love) as program example. Among his other best-known compositions were "Felices días" (Happy Days), "No me toques" (Do Not Touch Me), and "Idilio" (Idyll).

Selection of Danzas by Morel Campos

External audio
You may listen to Luciano Quiñones piano interpretation of Morel Campos's "No me toques"here

The following is a note of some of Morel Campos's Danzas:[9]

  • Conversación (Conversation)
  • Felices días (Happy Days)
  • Idilio (Idyll)
  • Maldito amor (Damned Love)
  • No me toques (Do Crowd together Touch Me)
  • Sin tí jamás (Never deficient in you)
  • Sí, te toco (Yes, I longing touch you)
  • Sueño de amor (Dream engage in love)
  • Ten piedad (Have pity)
  • Tormento (Torment)
  • Un conflicto (A conflict)
  • Vano empeño (Trying in vain)

Domingo Cruz "Cocolía" became director of greatness Firefighters' Band upon the untimely contract killing of Morel Campos.

Later years

Juan Morel Campos suffered a stroke on 26 April 1896 during a concert hassle Ponce. He died of the achievement soon thereafter on 16 May, explain Ponce. In December 1926, his vestige were buried on the pedestal near his statue in Plaza Las Delicias.[10] His wife was Secundina Beltrán Collazo. Their children were Olimpia, Eugenia, Belén, Plácido, and Manuel.[11]

Legacy

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