Mario Ruiz Armengol
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Born | Mario Ruiz Armengol March 17, 1914 Veracruz, Mexico |
Died | December 22, 2002 Quintana Roo, Mexico | (aged 88)
Other names | Mayito |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, arranger, music teacher |
Style | Piano (classic, bolero) |
Website | www |
Mario Ruiz Armengol (known as "Mayito" or "Mister Harmony") (March 14, 1914 in
Early life and career
Ruiz Armengol started to play piano at eight years old and debuted as a conductor at fifteen, along with Leopoldo Beristaín. At sixteen years old Ruiz Armengol was one of the founding members of the XEW-AM (a legendary Mexican radio broadcaster) music band.[1][2]
He studied with José Rolón,
Ruiz Armengol became very famous for his boleros. He also wrote more than 31 children's songs, 19 Cuban dances, 16 studies, 16 reflections, 32 miniatures, 5 waltzes, scherzos, minuets, sonatas, fantasies, preludes and piano works for four hands, chamber music for piano and violin, violincello, harp and flute. He was a highly reputed Mexican musician, a master of harmony and classical piano compositions.
References
- ^ "Mario Ruiz Armengol". SphinxMusic.org.
- ^ Sistema de información cultural. (2009, October 14). Mario Ruiz Armengol. Gobierno De México. https://sic.cultura.gob.mx/ficha.php?estado_id=30&table=artista&table_id=1791
- (in Spanish) http://www.mruizarmengol.com/
- (in Spanish) http://www.musicaunam.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=814&Itemid=132
- (in Spanish) http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2002/12/24/06an1esp.php?origen=espectaculos.html
- (in Spanish) http://sic.conaculta.gob.mx/ficha.php?estado_id=30&table=artista&table_id=1791
Further reading
- Fischer, Clare (1962). "Liner notes, 'Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil'"
External links
- Mario Ruiz Armengol at IMDb