Miguel Lerdo de Tejada (composer)
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Miguel Lerdo de Tejada was a Mexican composer/songwriter, pianist, and conductor.
Lerdo de Tejada studied in Morelia
and Mexico City
. One of his most popular pieces was a song Perjura, with text by Fernando Luna y Drusina. His zarzuela
s were also very popular in Mexico. He formed his own orchestra in 1901 and toured the United States; one of his performances was at the Pan-American Exposition
in Buffalo, New York
. He continued to tour with his own ensemble in the U.S., Cuba, and South America until his death.
His compositions are classed as "Light classical." He has been described as the first "popular composer" in Mexico. His works included many arrangements of traditional songs in addition to original works.
Lerdo de Tejada studied in Morelia
Morelia
Morelia is a city and municipality in the north central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital of the state. The main pre-Hispanic cultures here were the P'urhépecha and the Matlatzinca, but no major cities were founded in the...
and Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. One of his most popular pieces was a song Perjura, with text by Fernando Luna y Drusina. His zarzuela
Zarzuela
Zarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance...
s were also very popular in Mexico. He formed his own orchestra in 1901 and toured the United States; one of his performances was at the Pan-American Exposition
Pan-American Exposition
The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied of land on the western edge of what is present day Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Ave. to Elmwood Ave and northward to Great Arrow...
in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. He continued to tour with his own ensemble in the U.S., Cuba, and South America until his death.
His compositions are classed as "Light classical." He has been described as the first "popular composer" in Mexico. His works included many arrangements of traditional songs in addition to original works.
Selected works
- Las luces de los ángeles, ZarzuelaZarzuelaZarzuela is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance...
- Las dormilonas, Zarzuela
- Esther, Song, 1895
- Perjura, Song, 1901
- Consentida, Song, 1901
- Amparo, (dedicated to Ramón CorralRamón CorralRamón Corral was the Vice President of Mexico under Porfirio Díaz from 1904 until their deposition in 1911.-Early Years:...
), 1921 - Paloma blanca, Song, 1921
- Las golondrinas, Song
- El faisan, Waltz
- Tlálpam, Intermezzo,-Two Step-, dedicada la municipalidad de Tlalpam, D.F., 1911