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1852
Composer, cornetist and orchestra conductor Miguel Faílde was born.
23 de Diciembre de 1852
Miguel Failde, the creator of the national dance of Cuba, the danzón, was born in the municipality of Guacamaro, Matanzas within a musician family. Being a little child he moved with his parents to the City of Matanzas where he always lived. His father, Cándido Faílde, trombonist, taught him his earliest lessons in music. At the age of twelve he played the bugle in the Matanzas Firemen Music Band. Later he studied harmony and composition guided by French professor Federico Peclier. Some time later he mastered viola and counterbass. He took part in classical music concerts and worked as professor of music.
He also participated in conspirative activities against Spanish colonialism. In 1871 founded his typical orchestra which became known in Matanzas and all over the country.
In 1879 he played for the first time “Las alturas de Simpson”, The first danzón in the history of that dancing genre. It was followed by “Antón Pirulero”, “Los tirabuzones”, “La Malagueña”, “A La Habana me voy”, “El mondonguito”, “El Malakoff”, “Cuba Libre”, “Yaka-Hula”, “El amolador”, “Los Chinos”, La diosa japonesa”.
Besides he composed dances, waltzes, pasodobles, marchs. In 1920 he played his last dance conducting his orchestra at the town of Palos in Matanzas province. He died in that province.
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