REVUELTAS, SILVESTRE
(1899–1940)
SILVESTRE REVUELTAS (Born in Santiago, Mexico, 1899 — Died in Mexico City, 1940) Silvestre Revueltas was educated at the Chicago Musical College and studied with Sametini, Mayott, Borowski, and Sevcik. He conducted theater orchestras in the United States, concert orchestras in Mexico, and taught at the National Conservatory in Mexico City. In 1937 Revueltas went to Spain where he worked in the music section of the Loyalist government. His compositions include works for orchestra, ballet, string…