Pollack, Howard2021-05-262021-05-26May 20212021-05May 2021https://hdl.handle.net/10657/7747This thesis aims to become the first scholarly research document devoted to the life and work of Mexican postmodern composer Javier Alvarez. It contains the most detailed and up-to-date account of the composer’s biography and compositional style, along with a brief analysis of Metal of Hearts (Metal de corazones) one of his most recent works. The information presented is based on hundreds of primary source documents, an interview with the composer conducted over the course of three days, and academic sources only available in Spanish.application/pdfengThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Javier AlvarezMexicoPostmodernism, Temazcal, Metal de corazonesMusicComposerNationalismMexican concert music.2021-05-26Thesisborn digital