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The waltz "Sobre las olas" ("Over the Waves") is the best-known work of Mexican composer Juventino Rosas (1868–1894), who first published it in 1888.[1] It "remains one of the most famous Latin American pieces worldwide", according to the "Latin America" article in The Oxford Companion to Music.[2] It remains popular as a classic waltz, and has also found its way into New Orleans Jazz and Tejano music.[1]
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Recordings
- Dave Brubeck on Bravo! Brubeck! (1967)
- Chet Atkins, on Alone (1973)
- The Beach Boys, on Feel Flows (2021) (recorded in 1970 as “Carnival”)
- Willie Nelson, on Red Headed Stranger (1975)
- Pete Fountain, on Mr. New Orleans[citation needed]
In popular media
- A Mexican biographical film about the life of Juventino Rosas, titled Sobre las olasMiguel Zacarías in 1933.[3] Another Mexican film biography using this title was directed in 1950 by Ismael Rodríguez and starred Pedro Infante.[4] , was directed by
- In The Philadelphia Story (1940), Cary Grant hums the opening bars while playing with candlesticks.
- Snippets of the melody were used in Warner Bros. cartoons, including in An Itch in Time (1943) and Canary Row (1950).[5]
- A cover with English lyrics is performed as "The Loveliest Night of the Year" in the 1951 American film The Great Caruso.[6]
- "Sobre las olas" is the main musical theme of the 1980 arcade game Carnival.[7]
- The theme is used in the Atari 2600 video game Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (1984).[citation needed]
- The theme is used as the song for the "Observatory" ride in the 1994 video game Theme Park.[8]
- A rendition by the Mexico Festival Orchestra, conducted by Enrique Bátiz, is included in the in-game classical radio station Radio Eterna of the 2021 racing game Forza Horizon 5.[9]
References
- ^ a b Helmut Brenner (2000) "Juventino Rosas: His Life, His Work, His Time", Detroit Monographs in Musicology/Studies in Music, vol. 32, J. Bunker Clark, ed., Harmonie Park Press, Warren, Michigan.
- ^ The Oxford Companion to Music (1 rev ed.) (2012) ISBN 9780199579037
- ^ Sobre las olas (1933) at IMDb
- ^ Sobre las olas/Over the Waves (1950) at IMDb
- ^ Magdanz, Teresa (August 2007). "'Sobre las olas': Cultural Synecdoche of the Past". Journal of the Society for American Music. 1 (3): 301–340. doi:10.1017/S1752196307070101. S2CID 192159890. ProQuest 219341246.
- ^ "American Roots Music : Eternal Songs – Standards". PBS. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ https://vgmrips.net/packs/pack/carnival-sega-vic-dual
- ^ https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Theme_Park_(DOS)
- ^ "Forza Horizon 5 has Gone Gold". forzamotorsport.net. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
External links
- Sobre las olas: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Sheet music for "Over the Waves", F. Trifet & Co., 1895.
- Vienna Orchestra (1904). "A Hullamokon, Keringo (Over the Waves Waltz)". Internet Archive. Columbia Record. E289. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
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