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La Fiesta del Fuego : The Antonio Gomezanda Papers at Northwestern University

Explore the rich musical legacy of Antonio Gomezanda, a Mexican composer and pianist, through his music manuscripts, stage music, orchestral music, and more. This collection also includes ephemera such as playbills, programs, clippings, photographs, and diaries. Discover the fascinating journey of Gomezanda's career and his contributions to the world of music.

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La Fiesta del Fuego : The Antonio Gomezanda Papers at Northwestern University

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  1. La Fiesta del Fuego:The Antonio Gomezanda Papers at Northwestern University Morris S. Levy February 24, 2017

  2. Invitation from the Director of Culture and Education in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico

  3. Gomezanda at Northwestern • 1988 • Jorge Velazco, Mexican conductor and musicologist, contacts Don Roberts • Roberts contacts Yolanda Gomezanda de Macías • 1989 • Roberts travels to Mexico City to assess archive • 1990 • Northwestern purchases archive for $5,000 • Roberts returns to Mexico City to bring back music manuscripts • 1993 • The rest of the archive is shipped to Evanston • 2013 • Archive processed by Morris Levy

  4. Description of the collection • Approximately 12 linear feet • Music manuscripts (1941-1960) • Stage music (operas, ballets) • Orchestral music • Piano concertos • Vocal music (piano and orchestral accompaniment) • Band music • Chamber music • Piano music • Sketchbooks • Printed music (1926-1935) • EdicionesGomezanda • Other publishers (A. Wagner y Levien, Maurice Senart) • Ephemera (1894-1998) • Playbills, programs, clippings, photographs, diaries

  5. Gomezanda at 11 months

  6. First known as a piano prodigy

  7. European tour (1921)

  8. Opens piano school for children (1925)

  9. La Fiesta del Fuego (“Xiuhtzitzquilo”) (1925)Piano score published by Maurice Senart (1928)

  10. La Fiesta del Fuego premieres in Berlin (Feburary 19, 1928)

  11. Ediciones“Gomezanda” (1931-1935)

  12. Opera Ranchera (1935)

  13. Piano Method Book (1942)

  14. FantasíaRanchera(filmed 1944; released 1947)

  15. FantasíaRanchera(filmed 1944; released 1947)

  16. FantasíaRanchera(filmed 1944; released 1947)

  17. Gomezanda’s obituary

  18. Juanita Martin Ulloa’s Thesis

  19. ¡Gracias! https://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/repositories/3/resources/1152

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