Joseph Marniño

Joseph Felix Felipe Marniño de Heroica Veracruz MIHM, PSMS , known simply as Joseph Marniño, Jo Marniño, Joseph de Heroica Veracruz, and Pianista Marniño, was a Mexican pianist.

Music
Joseph was born on April 10th, 1836 to Luiz Marniño II and Zoe Rojas in Heroica Veracruz.

When Joseph was 11, he saw a piano near a restaurant and asked the owner if he could play it; he said no. However, to humor himself, he later went back on his words when Joseph asked again. Jo allegedly played so well, that the owner ended up allowing Jo to play whenever he wanted. By his fifth visit, he had come up with a melody, which would later inspire his earliest piano song, Viento Vacante. "Viento Vacante, Do mayor y Do sostenido mayor. Mi mejor canción hasta ahora. – Joseph Marniño"

- Viento Vacante.ogg

Joseph wrote the sheet music for an early version of Viento Vacante after his second year of high school. Before that, he had written an elaborate chart on which keys to hit in order. When he was 16, he finished the song, and began to play it on the school piano.