Carlos CHAVEZ (1899-1978)

Suite de Caballos de Vapor
Horsepower Suite
25'
Ballet for orchestra
2.picc.2.corA.2.Ebcl.bcl.ssax(ad lib).tsax(ad lib).3(III=dbn)-4.3.1-timp.perc(3)-strings


Chavez's ballet-symphony was written in 1926 in collaboration with artist Diego Rivera. The scenario explored the effects of the industrial machine age on the life of Mexico. Though the full ballet is infrequently performed, the suite is popular as a concert work and can be choreographed in its own right.