The Romantic Generation
by Charles Rosen
Period: Romantic
Born: Saturday, July 31, 1847 in Havana, Cuba
Died: Saturday, April 29, 1905 in Havana, Cuba
Nation of Origin: Cuba
Major Works:
Maledetto (an opera from 1895)
Scherzo capriccioso (an orchestral piece from 1886)
Danzas Cubanas (a suite for pianoforte)
Other Information:
Ignacio Cervantes is an important figure in Cuban music history. Cervantes was among the first to use native Cuban rhythms and idioms in concert music. Cervantes studied piano with the American virtuoso and composer, Louis Gottschalk. He also studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he studied with Marmontel and Alkan. He then returned to Havana to teach and perform. He toured the United States and Mexico as a concert pianist.
Please see the excellent article on Cervantes contributed by Glenn Jenks complete with audio and analytical examples.
Essay contributed by:
Glenn Jenks
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with M. D. Norton (Translator) and Herter Norton (Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN: 0393098680
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN: 0198691629
Einstein, Alfred. Music in the Romantic Era, W. W. Norton & Company, December 1947, ISBN: 0393097331
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
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