Clemente Aguirre
Clemente Aguirre (November 23, 1828 – October 24, 1900) was a Mexican composer, conductor, bandleader, instructor, and folksong collector active in Guadalajara, Jalisco. 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"). 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. See also
 Statue of Clemente Aguirre

References

External Links
Clemente Aguirre, Precursor de La Banda de alientos en nuestro país: Gabriel Pareyón
Program Notes (in Spanish)
Pareyón, Gabriel. Clemente Aguirre (1828-1900). Semblanza, tabla de obras musicales y colección editada de partituras [Clemente 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
19th-century musicians