José Juventino Policarpo Rosas Cadenas 25 January 1868 - 9 July 1894) was a Mexican composer, violinist, and band leader. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ...

Rosas was born in Santa Cruz de Galeana, Guanajuato, in a poor Otomi Native American family. In his youth he did whatever he could related to music, from ringing church bells to playing fiddle on the street, making music for his living from age 7 on. He used music for his ambitions to better himself, including composing a waltz in exchange for a pair of shoes. Guanajuato is a state in the central highlands of Mexico. ... The Otomí are a Native American people living in the central plateau region of Mexico. ... A Hupa man. ... Church bell from Saleby, Västergötland, Sweden containing an inscription from 1228 in the Runic alphabet A church bell is a bell which is rung in a (especially Christian) church either to signify the hour or the time for worshippers to go to church, perhaps to attend a wedding... The waltz (G.: Walzer, It. ... A shoe is an item of footwear often worn on the foot or feet of a human. ...

He moved to Mexico City and soon became a well known musician and composer. At age 12 he was playing violin in one of the city's most popular dance bands. In his early teens, he worked accompanying well known singer Angela Peralta. Although he applied twice for entrance to the National Music Conservatory and briefly studied there, he was mostly self taught. Nickname: Ciudad de los Palacios Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico Federal entity Federal District Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded (as Tenochtitlan) c. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...

Rosas led a large orchestra and a brass band that toured internationally. A philharmonic orchestra An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually a fairly large instrumental ensemble with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. ... A brass band a musical group consisting mostly or entirely of brass instruments, often with a percussion section. ...

His best known work is "Sobre las Olas" or "Over the Waves". This classic waltz has often been mistakenly thought by many to be Viennese, and frequently ascribed to Johann Strauss II. It was first published by Rosas in 1884 when he was in New Orleans, Louisiana with the popular Mexican band at the World Cotton Centennial World's Fair. (It was later republished in Mexico and Europe in 1888, and 1891 - these later years are sometimes incorrectly given as the piece's first publication date.) It remains popular as a classic waltz, and has also found its way into New Orleans Jazz and Tejano music. The waltz (G.: Walzer, It. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Johann Strauss II The Waltz King coming to life in the Stadtpark, Vienna Johann Strauss II (German: Johann Strauß (Sohn), Johann Strauss (son); in English also Johann Strauss the Younger, Johann Strauss Jr. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City  350. ... The 1884 Worlds Fair was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid-19th century. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... Dixieland music is a style of jazz. ... Tejano[1] (Spanish for Texan) or Tex-Mex[2] music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Hispanic-descended Tejanos of Central and South Texas. ...

In 1893 he led a band at the World Columbian Exposition World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. One-third scale replica of The Republic, which once stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The World Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbuss discovery... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

Rosas died in Surgidero de Batabanó, Cuba. Fifteen years later, in 1909, his remains were brought back to Mexico.

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Compositions

I. Waltzes

• Dos pensamientos (before 1888)
• Sobre las olas (Über den Wellen - Over the Waves) (1888)
• Carmen (1888)
• Amelia (1890)
• Aurora (1890)
• Ensueño seductor (1890)
• Ilusiones juveniles (1890)
• Eva (1888-1891)
• Josefina (1892)
• Flores de margarita (1893)
• Soledad (1893)

II. Polkas

• Acuérdate (before 1888)
• La cantinera (1888)
• Carmela (1890)
• Ojos negros (1891)
• Flores de México (1893)

III. Mazurkas

• Lejos de ti (before 1888)
• Juanita (1890)
• Último adiós (1899)

IV. Shottisches

• El sueño de las flores (1888)
• Floricultura-Schottisch (1888)
• Lazos de amor (1888)
• Julia (1890)
• Salud y pesetas (1890)
• Juventa (1892)
• El espirituano (1894)

V. Danzas

• A Lupe (1888)
• En el casino (1888)
• Juanita (1888)
• No me acuerdo (1888)
• Qué bueno! (1888)
• Y para qué? (1888)
• Flores de Romana (1893)

Bibliography

• Hugo Barreiro Lastra: Los días cubanos de Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato 1994
• Helmut Brenner: Juventino Rosas, His Life, His Work, His Time (=Detroit Monographs in Musicology/Studies in Music 32), Warren, Michigan 2000
• Jesús Rodríguez Frausto: Juventino Rosas. Notas nuevas sobre su vida, Guanajuato 1969