Clemente Aguirre (November 23, 1828 – October 24, 1900) was a Mexican composer, conductor, bandleader, instructor, and folksong collector active in

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. 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 Jesús González Rubio (died April 26, 1874) was a professor of music in Guadalajara, Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United ...

, composer of the well-known

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("Mexican Hat Dance"). By 1858 he had founded and directed the leading orchestra in Jalisco. He later joined the Sociedad Filarmónica in Jalisco. In 1958, he was honored with a statue in Guadalajara's

Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres The Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres (formerly the Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres) is a landmark in Centro, Guadalajara, Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Description and history Located at the flanked avenues of Fray An ...

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Clemente Aguirre, Precursor de La Banda de alientos en nuestro país: Gabriel Pareyón
*Pareyón, Gabriel. ''Clemente Aguirre (1828-1900). Semblanza, tabla de obras musicales y colección editada de partituras lemente Aguirre (1828-1900); Portrait, List of Musical Works, and Published Scores'' Mexico: INBA-Cenidim, 1998. ISBN 970-18-0476-7 1828 births 1900 deaths Mexican composers Mexican male composers Mexican people of Basque descent 19th-century composers 19th-century male musicians {{Mexico-composer-stub

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