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'''José Pablo Moncayo García''' (Guadalajara, Jalisco, 1912 - Mexico City, 1958) was a [[Mexican]] [[composer]], pianist, and conductor. He entered the Mexico City Conservatory where he studied composition with [[Carlos Chavez]]. He also attended the Berkshire Music Institute.
Moncayo conducted the National Symphony Orchestra from 1949 - 1952.
== Some Works ==
* Sonata for violoncello and piano (1933)
* Amatzinac (1935), for flute and string quartet
* Huapango (1941), short symphonic piece
* Llano Grande (1942), for chamber orchestra
* Symphony (1944)
* Sinfonietta (1945)
* Homenaje a Cervantes for two oboes and string orchestra (1947)
* La Mulata de Córdoba (1948), opera in one act
* Tierra de Temporal (1949);
* Muros Verdes for piano solo (1951)
* Bosques (1954)
* Tierra (1956), ballet, (Premiere, September 1958)
* Pequeño nocturno for solo piano (1958)
== See also ==
*[[Joaquín Rodrigo]]
*[[Claude Debussy]]
*[[Maurice Ravel]]
*[[Classical music]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Jose_Pablo_Moncayo_Garcia/24640.htm BIOGRAPHY]
*[http://www.classicsonline.com/composerbio/24640.htm#disco Discography]
[[Category:Composers|Moncayo, José Pablo]]