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'''Amparito Roca''' is the name of a piece of music composed in 1925 by Spanish musician and composer [[Jaime Teixidor]] (1884–1957) who named it after one of his piano students, then 12-year-old Amparito Roca (1905–1977).
'''Amparito Roca''' is the name of a piece of music composed in 1925 by Spanish musician and composer [[Jaime Teixidor]] (1884–1957) who named it after one of his piano students, then 12-year-old Amparito Roca (1912–1993).


It was first performed in September 1925 in the theater ''El Siglo'' in the town of [[Carlet]] where the composer lived at the time. It is a [[pasodoble]] and one of the better known pieces of Spanish music around the world.
It was first performed in September 1925 in the theater ''El Siglo'' in the town of [[Carlet]] where the composer lived at the time. It is a [[pasodoble]] and one of the better known pieces of Spanish music around the world.


The score was published in Madrid later in 1925 by Música Moderna, and then in Barcelona by Joaquín Mora in 1928. Boosey & Hawkes published this in 1935 in an arrangement by Aubrey Winter (1870–1955).<ref name="Free-Scores reference">[http://www.free-scores.com/Download-PDF-Sheet-Music-Jaime-Texidor.htm], http://www.free-scores.com/Download-PDF-Sheet-Music-Jaime-Texidor.htm</ref>
The score was published in Madrid later in 1925 by Música Moderna, and then in Barcelona by Joaquín Mora in 1928. Boosey & Hawkes published this in 1935 in two arrangements by Aubrey Winter (1870–1955), one for wind band and one for brass band.<ref name="Free-Scores reference">[http://www.free-scores.com/Download-PDF-Sheet-Music-Jaime-Texidor.htm], http://www.free-scores.com/Download-PDF-Sheet-Music-Jaime-Texidor.htm</ref>


A book has been published (written in Spanish) under the auspices of the Ajuntament De Carlet, Valencia, with the title "Amparito Roca, El Pasadoble Del Mestre Texidor". It contains biographical material and commentary on the works of Texidor with a catalogue and discography. The text is by Angel Valero Garcia.
A book has been published (written in Spanish) under the auspices of the Ajuntament De Carlet, Valencia, with the title "Amparito Roca, El Pasadoble Del Mestre Texidor". It contains biographical material and commentary on the works of Texidor with a catalogue and discography. The text is by Angel Valero Garcia.


Recent evidence indicates that Amparito Roca (also publshed as Amparita Roca) was actually composed by Reginald Ridewood, who composed several pasodobles after being stationed at Gibraltar.<ref>March Music Notes, Norman E. Smith 1986 {{ISBN|978-0-9617346-1-9}}</ref><ref>[[:nl:Reginald Clifford Ridewood]]</ref>{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=November 2017}} "The assumption is that after Ridewood failed to apply for the copyright, Texidor re-scored the paso doble for Spanish bands and then reissued it as Amparito Roca under copyright as his composition."<ref>GIA Publcations Teacher Resource Guide: http://www.teachingmusic.org/pdfs/Marches122-127.pdf</ref>
It has been suggested that Amparito Roca (also published as Amparita Roca) was actually composed by British bandmaster Reginald Clifford Ridewood (1907-1942), who composed several pasodobles after being stationed at Gibraltar.<ref>March Music Notes, Norman E. Smith 1986 {{ISBN|978-0-9617346-1-9}}</ref><ref>[[:nl:Reginald Clifford Ridewood]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=November 2017}} "The assumption is that after Ridewood failed to apply for the copyright, Texidor re-scored the paso doble for Spanish bands and then reissued it as Amparito Roca under copyright as his composition."<ref>GIA Publications Teacher Resource Guide: http://www.teachingmusic.org/pdfs/Marches122-127.pdf</ref> This is patently false. Amparito Roca was first performed in 1925 when Ridewood was only 17, and he was not assigned to Gibraltar until 1930. <ref>The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, William H. Rehrig 1991 {{ISBN|0-918048-08-7}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:35, 3 April 2024

Amparito Roca is the name of a piece of music composed in 1925 by Spanish musician and composer Jaime Teixidor (1884–1957) who named it after one of his piano students, then 12-year-old Amparito Roca (1912–1993).

It was first performed in September 1925 in the theater El Siglo in the town of Carlet where the composer lived at the time. It is a pasodoble and one of the better known pieces of Spanish music around the world.

The score was published in Madrid later in 1925 by Música Moderna, and then in Barcelona by Joaquín Mora in 1928. Boosey & Hawkes published this in 1935 in two arrangements by Aubrey Winter (1870–1955), one for wind band and one for brass band.[1]

A book has been published (written in Spanish) under the auspices of the Ajuntament De Carlet, Valencia, with the title "Amparito Roca, El Pasadoble Del Mestre Texidor". It contains biographical material and commentary on the works of Texidor with a catalogue and discography. The text is by Angel Valero Garcia.

It has been suggested that Amparito Roca (also published as Amparita Roca) was actually composed by British bandmaster Reginald Clifford Ridewood (1907-1942), who composed several pasodobles after being stationed at Gibraltar.[2][3][circular reference] "The assumption is that after Ridewood failed to apply for the copyright, Texidor re-scored the paso doble for Spanish bands and then reissued it as Amparito Roca under copyright as his composition."[4] This is patently false. Amparito Roca was first performed in 1925 when Ridewood was only 17, and he was not assigned to Gibraltar until 1930. [5]

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  1. ^ [1], http://www.free-scores.com/Download-PDF-Sheet-Music-Jaime-Texidor.htm
  2. ^ March Music Notes, Norman E. Smith 1986 ISBN 978-0-9617346-1-9
  3. ^ nl:Reginald Clifford Ridewood
  4. ^ GIA Publications Teacher Resource Guide: http://www.teachingmusic.org/pdfs/Marches122-127.pdf
  5. ^ The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, William H. Rehrig 1991 ISBN 0-918048-08-7