Southern Music Company Amapola - Garcia - String Orchestra - Gr. 3

Author/Composer:

GARCIA, JOSE MARIA LACALL

Instrumentation:

STRING ORCH

Genre:

FESTIVAL

Grade/Level:

3.0

Model #:

1240624

Composer: Jose Garcia
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: String Orchestra
Level: 3

Amapola is a Spanish love song composed in 1920 by Spanish American composer Jose Maria Lacalle Garcia (1859-1937). The title translates into English as the flower "poppy". Garcia, known in America as Joseph M. Lacalle, was a professional clarinetist who played in a number of the popular bands of his era including the John Philip Sousa Band. Amapola was recorded by numerous artists from operatic tenors to popular crooners. In 1941 it reached #1 on the Billboard charts. It was also featured in a number of movie soundtracks. Its lyrics have been translated into multiple languages.