Clemente Aguirre (November 23, 1828 – October 24, 1900) was a Mexican composer, conductor, bandleader, instructor, and folksong collector active in Guadalajara, Jalisco.[1] His father died when he was a child, leaving his family in poverty. Nonetheless, when he was 11, he was accepted to study music with Professor Jesús González Rubio, composer of the well-known Jarabe tapatío ("Mexican Hat Dance").

Clemente Aguirre
Background information
BornNovember 23, 1828
DiedOctober 24, 1900(1900-10-24) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)composer and music instructor

By 1858 he had founded and directed the leading orchestra in Jalisco.[2] He later joined the Sociedad Filarmónica in Jalisco.[1]

In 1958, he was honored with a statue in Guadalajara's Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Koegel, John (1999). ""Canciones del país": Mexican Musical Life in California after the Gold Rush". California History. 78 (3): 160–187. doi:10.2307/25462564. ISSN 0162-2897. JSTOR 25462564.
  2. ^ Bordes, Rubén Villaseñor (1961). "Guadalajara reza y se divierte". Historia Mexicana. 11 (1): 81–103. ISSN 0185-0172. JSTOR 25135096.
  3. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
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