4.12.07

H. Owen Reed

H. Owen Reed biography
  • 1910-
  • Born in Odessa, Missouri
  • Studied with Howard Hanson and Bernard Rogers
  • Spent six months (1948-9) in Mexico composing and studying folk music.


    La Fiesta Mexicana
  • 1949
  • Three movements
  • Based on Aztec, Roman Catholic, mariachi, and other musics heard during Reed's time in Mexico.

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