The
waltz "Sobre las olas" ("Over the Waves") is the best-known work of Mexican composer
Juventino Rosas (1868–1894), who first published it in 1888.[1] It "remains one of the most famous
Latin American pieces worldwide", according to the "Latin America" article in The Oxford Companion to Music.[2] It remains popular as a classic waltz, and has also found its way into
New Orleans Jazz and
Tejano music.[1]
The theme is used as the song for the "Observatory" ride in the 1994 video game
Theme Park.[8]
A rendition by the Mexico Festival Orchestra, conducted by
Enrique Bátiz, is included in the in-game classical radio station Radio Eterna of the 2021 racing game Forza Horizon 5.[9]
References
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abHelmut Brenner (2000) "Juventino Rosas: His Life, His Work, His Time", Detroit Monographs in Musicology/Studies in Music, vol. 32, J. Bunker Clark, ed., Harmonie Park Press, Warren, Michigan.