In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morel and the second or maternal family name is Campos.
Puerto Rican composer
This article is about the composer. For his statue, see Juan Morel Campos (statue).
Juan Morel Campos
Juan Morel Campos, Founder of the Ponce Municipal Band
Background information
Born
(1857-05-16)16 May 1857
Origin
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died
12 May 1896(1896-05-12) (aged 38) Ponce, Puerto Rico
Genres
danza
Occupation(s)
Composer, Founder of the Ponce Municipal Band
Musical artist
Juan Morel Campos (16 May 1857 – 12 May 1896), sometimes erroneously spelled Juan Morell Campos, was a Puerto Rican composer, considered by many to be responsible for taking the genre of danza to its highest level. He composed over 550 musical works before he died unexpectedly at age 38.[1]
^Revive a Morel la Peña Musical. Vangie Rivera. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
unexpectedly at age 38. MorelCampos (full name: Juan Nepomuceno MorelCampos) was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, to Manuel Morel Araujo, from the Dominican...
that it was part of, Hacienda Mercedita. The founder of the plantation, Juan Serrallés, had named his plantation in honor of his wife Mercedes. To commemorate...
Albizu Campos would be raised by his maternal aunt, Rosa Campos. From an educated family, Albizu was the nephew of the danza composer JuanMorelCampos, and...
His elementary school, was Public School 59. His middle school was JuanMorelCampos Secondary School. His high school was Legacy High School. He left...
that reads, This plaza also features a statue of native composer JuanMorelCampos. This statue was produced at the workshop of Italian sculptor Luiggi...
Achieving greater popularity were the numerous danzas of his follower, JuanMorelCampos (1857–96), a bandleader and extraordinarily prolific composer who...
and "Flores y Perlas" (Flowers and Pearls). Arias was trained by JuanMorelCampos and Julio Arteaga. She was "one of the greatest pianists and composers...
Member of the City of San Juan. Somohano published the works of danza composers Manuel Gregorio Tavárez and JuanMorelCampos. He also wrote the forwards...
formed his own band and recorded the Puerto Rican danzas composed by JuanMorelCampos, Manuel Gregorio Tavárez and Ángel Mislan. In 1933, Alers was the...
primary education, Feliciano attended the Escuela Libre de Música JuanMorelCampos in Ponce, where he studied percussion. In 1952, Feliciano moved with...
Class José Nogueras Jose Vazquez-Cofresi José Vega Santana Remi JuanMorelCamposJuan Vélez Julito Rodríguez Kany García Kaydean Lou Briel Lourdes Pérez...
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