Carlos Curti
Carlo Curti (May 6, 1859 – 1922), also known as Carlos Curti, was an Italian musician, composer and bandleader. He moved to the United States whose most lasting contribution to American society was popularizing the mandolin in American music by starting a national "grass-roots mandolin orchestra craze" (that lasted from 1880 until the 1920s). He also contributed to Mexican society in 1884 by creating one of Mexico's oldest orchestras, the Mexican Typical Orchestra. The orchestra under his leadership represented Mexico at the New Orleans Cotton Exhibition. As with his Spanish Students, Curti dressed his Mexican band in costumes, choosing the charro cowboy outfit. The patriotic value of having Mexico represented on the international stage gave a boost to mariachi bands (which had normally been repressed by social elites); the mariachis began using charro outfits as Curti's orchestra had done, expressing pride in being Mexican. Curti's Orquestra Típica Mexicana has been called the "predecessor of the Mariachi bands." He was an orchestra leader, composer, educator at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música (Mexican National Conservatory of Music), xylophonist, violinist, mandolinist and author of a mandolin method. He directed the orchestra at the New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel in his later career. Also known as a composer of zarzuelas and dance music, among his most noted tunes are "La Tipica" and "Flower of Mexico". His brother was harpist Giovanni (Juan or John) Curti, who also was a member of his orchestra. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 6, 1859 (Gallicchio), Died May 8, 1922 (Mexico City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1948
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 52 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1807 | 10-in. | 11/29/1902 | Saravia | Antonio Vargas | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1807 | 7-in. | 11/29/1902 | Saravia | Antonio Vargas | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | B-1796 | 10-in. | 10/20/1904 | The flower of Mexico | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-2394 | 10-in. | 3/22/1905 | The flower of Mexico | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-6997 | 10-in. | 4/16/1909 | Tipica polka | W. Eugene Page ; D. F. Ramseyer | Mandolin and harp-guitar duet | composer | |
Victor | B-15114 | 10-in. | 8/4/1914 | Blue ribbon | Conway's Band | Band, with whistling | composer | |
Victor | C-25064 | 12-in. | 4/29/1921 | La tipica | Trio Romano[ i.e., Cibelli's Neapolitan Orchestra] | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | 118-Z | 10-in. | July 1905 | La cuarta plana | Banda de Zapadores | Band | composer | |
Victor | 128-Z | 10-in. | July 1905 | La cuarta plana | Trío Arriaga | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | O-281 | 10-in. | 7/13/1907 | Canción de la saravia | Esperanza Iris | Female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | MBS-090557 | 10-in. | before 3/9/1948 | La típica | Orquesta Típica de la Ciudad de México | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | 5386 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | Marcha de Cádiz | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | 5387 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | La golondrina | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | 5390 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | Terceto de la cigarreras | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | 5391 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | Canción de la Benedictina | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | composer, leader | |
Columbia | 5393 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | Ay! de mi! : Romanza | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | 5394 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | Cuantas flores, un adios mas | Curti's Mexican Band | Band | composer, leader | |
Columbia | 5396 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | Queen of the dance (Waltz) | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | leader, composer | |
Columbia | 5400 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | Vals de las golondrinas | Curti's Mexican Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | 5401 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | La bohème. Selections | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | 5402 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | Danza mexicanas | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | 5403 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | La paloma | Curti's Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | 5404 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | La serenata | Curti's Mexican Band | Band | leader | |
Columbia | 5406 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | El ángel caído | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Columbia | 5407 | 10-in. | 1904 or 1905 | Jarabes tapatíos | Orquesta Mexicana de Curti | Instrumental ensemble | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Curti, Carlos," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114033.
Curti, Carlos. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114033.
"Curti, Carlos." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Curti, Carlos, 1859-1926 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008047411
Wikidata: Carlos Curti - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21932014
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66275713
MusicBrainz: Carlos Curti - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6628be7a-576a-43ba-84bb-767636b1553d
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