Draft:Guadalupe Olmedo

María Daría Guadalupe Tomasa Olmedo y de la Lama (December 12, 1853 – May 11, 1889) was a Mexican pianist and composer. She is thought to have composed the first music for string quartet in Mexico. https://archive.org/details/diccionariodelam0008unse/page/70/

Guadalupe Olmedo was born on December 12, 1853 in Toluca, the daughter of Manuel Olmedo Mendoza and Pomposa de la Lama Segovia de Olmedo. She was musically accomplished at an early age. At 12, Emperor Maximilian requested she perform at the National Palace. She studied under Melesio Morales (whom she would latter marry), Agustín Caballero and Cenobio Paniagua. In 1875, she submitted fifteen completed works as part of the entrance exam for the Conservatorio Nacional de Música.

Works

 * Luz, opus 1 for piano
 * Illustrazione, opus 2 (on motifs from Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots)
 * Ildegonda, opus 5 (paraphrase on Melesio by Morales)
 * Taci mio cor, opus 7, alto or tenor and piano
 * Quartetto Studio Classico, opus 14, for string quartet
 * Luisa, opus 15, for orchestra
 * Segunda Reverie, opus 28, for piano