Pedro Ximenez Abril Tirado

Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado , or Pedro Ximénez Abril y Tirado (Arequipa , Peru, 1784 -1856 Sucre) was a composer and chapelmaster in the Cathedral of the city of Sucre, Bolivia. His musical legacy encompasses classicism. He is considered the most important musician of his time in Peru and Bolivia. His production includes hundreds of songs and pieces for guitar, forty symphonies, several songs, fifty masses, a large number of duets and triplets, motets, and various musical pieces. His work stands out in relation to his contemporaries and belongs to Latin American composers during Latin American independence . Pedro Ximénez Abril y Tirado was one of Latin America’s most successful and prolific composers of the early 19th century, whose work spanned the critical period of the establishment of independent Latin American states in the period after the end of the Spanish Empire. Known at the time as “El sinfonista de los andes”, he learned his craft during colonial years, but was able to contribute to the body of early postcolonial repertoire. He was was a prolific composer, and also composed many works other than songs including 40 symphonies, masses, vespers, salves, tonadillas, music for guitar, piano, Christmas carols and songs. Participants learned that there has been a gradual revival of regional interest in PXAT, which has led to a range of publications and performances, and a commercial recording of all extant works for solo piano. Even so, less than 5% of his works have been performed in modern times, and the songs hardly at all. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.