Mexican Composer
Pedro Ayala (June 29, 1911- December 1, 1990) is one of the three pioneers of the Texas-Mexican Conjunto music tradition who was known as “MonarcadelAcordeon,” or The Monarch of the Accordion. Ayala began his “traditional music” training at a very young age as his father played the clarinet and accordion professionally and made sure all of his children knew the fundamental basics of music. At the age of ten, Ayala began accompanying his father on the “tambora,” or drum at performances. By the age of fourteen, he began playing the accordion. His mother soon stopped this after one of his brothers passing.
In 1935, Ayala began to perform professionally and over the time of his career he recorded ten albums and wrote approximately seventy compositions. Shortly before his passing, he was the 1988 Heritage Fellow for the National Endowment of the Arts. According to Wikipedia, Ayala is said to have passed on December 1, 1990.
Discography of Works:
Discography of Works:
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Bibliography:
Unknown, ."Life Time Honors- Pedro Ayala."National Endowment of the Arts.National Endowment of the Arts, 2011.Web. 6 Jul 2012. <http://www.nea.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/fellow.php?id=1988_01&type=bio>.
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