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Ignacio Cervantes

Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (died 1905)

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Born
July 31, 1847
Died
April 29, 1905
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1847

About Ignacio Cervantes

Ignacio Cervantes Kawanagh was a Cuban pianist and composer. He was influential in the creolization of Cuban music. Gottschalk encouraged Cervantes to study at the Conservatoire de Paris (1866–1870) under Antoine François Marmontel and Charles-Valentin Alkan, where he was awarded first prizes in composition (1866) and harmony (1867). Ignacio Cervantes Kawanagh (Havana, 31 July 1847 – Havana, 29 April 1905) was a Cuban pianist and composer. Cervantes wrote one opera (Maledetto, 1895), various chamber pieces (Scherzo cappricioso, 1885), zarzuelas, and the famous forty-one Danzas Cubanas.

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Ignacio Cervantes timeline

  1. Ignacio Cervantes Kawanagh (Havana, 31 July 1847 – Havana, 29 April 1905) was a Cuban pianist and composer.
  2. Gottschalk encouraged Cervantes to study at the Conservatoire de Paris (1866–1870) under Antoine François Marmontel and Charles-Valentin Alkan, where he was awarded first prizes in composition (1866) and harmony (1867).
  3. Cervantes wrote one opera (Maledetto, 1895), various chamber pieces (Scherzo cappricioso, 1885), zarzuelas, and the famous forty-one Danzas Cubanas.

The world when Ignacio Cervantes was born

Ignacio Cervantes was born in 1847. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1847

  • Best-selling bookJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë & Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineMormons arrive in Salt Lake Valley
  • Technology milestoneChloroform used as anesthetic
  • World population~1.27B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames K. Polk
  • U.S. population20.8M

1847 versus 2026

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Measure18472026
Population20.8M341 million

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