▁and ▁David ▁Alf aro ▁S ique iros . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁am bit ious ▁programme , ▁Vas con cel os ▁also ▁commission ed ▁musical ▁compos itions ▁on ▁national istic ▁them es . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁works ▁was ▁the ▁Az te c - th emed ▁bal let ▁El ▁fu ego ▁nuevo ▁( The ▁New ▁Fire ) ▁by ▁Carlos ▁Ch á vez , ▁composed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁but ▁not ▁performed ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁. ▁ ▁Manuel ▁M . ▁P once ▁ ▁Manuel ▁M . ▁P once ▁( 1 8 8 2 – 1 9 4 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁composer , ▁educ ator ▁and ▁scholar ▁of ▁Mexican ▁music . ▁Among ▁his ▁works ▁are ▁the ▁l ull aby ▁La ▁Ran cher ita ▁( 1 9 0 7 ), ▁Sch er zer ino ▁Mex icana ▁( 1 9 0 9 ) ▁composed ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁son es ▁and ▁hu ap ang os , ▁R aps od ía ▁Mex icana , ▁No ▁ 1 ▁( 1 9 1 1 ) ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁jar abe ▁tap at ío , ▁and ▁the ▁rom antic ▁ball ad ▁Est rell ita ▁( 1 9 1 2 ). ▁ ▁Carlos ▁Ch á vez ▁ ▁Carlos ▁Ch á vez ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 7 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Mexican ▁composer , ▁conduct or , ▁educ ator , ▁journalist , ▁and ▁founder ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Sym ph onic ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( IN