Composer

Carlos Chávez

1899–1978 · Mexican

9 catalogued orchestral works — all with instrumentation confirmed against a source.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1933Symphony No. 1 “Sinfonía de Antígona”3[1.2.3/bfl] 3[1.2.eh/heck] 4[Ebcl.2.bcl] 4[1.2.3.cbn] — 8 3 0 1 — tmp+3 — 2hp — str11'
1936Sinfonía india (Symphony No. 2)4[1.2.pic2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 4[Ebcl.1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 2 2 0 — tmp+4 — hp — str12'
1953Symphony No. 4 “Sinfonía romántica”3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.eh] 2 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+3 — str20'
1953Symphony No. 5, for string orchestrastr21'
1954Symphony No. 33[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 4[Ebcl.2.bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+3 — hp — str28'
1961Symphony No. 63[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 2 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 2 3[2.btbn] 1 — tmp+2 — str30'
Energía3 0 0 1 — 1 1 1 0
La hija de Colquide (symphonic suite)3 3 3 3 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str23'
Toccata for percussion instrumentsperc(6)14'

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