Cuban composer Amadeo Roldan (1900-1939) was born in Paris. Graduated with honors from the Madrid Conservatoire in 1916. He went to Cuba in 1919, and from 1924 he served as chief violinist and conductor of the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, and taught at the Havana Conservatory. In 1925, he composed "Overture on a Cuban Theme", which became one of the important milestones in the history of Cuban music. Its creations often use Cuban folk music melodies and typical rhythms originating from Africa as materials, and use a large number of black instruments. The two-act ballet music "Revan Baramba" (written by Carpentier), which was created in 1928 and describes the life of black people in Havana in the 19th century, is his representative work. He also composed "Three Little Poems" (Oriental, Shouting, and Black Festival, first translated as "Three Trial Works", 1931), chamber music "Three Little Poems" (March, Liturgical Music, and Dance Music), and String Quartet "Poetry of the Negro", a mystery play, "Sound Motive" for voice and nine instruments (lyrics by Guillén, 1934), a set of "Rhythms" (some of which use only percussion instruments, 1930), choral music, chamber music Music and piano music, etc. The notation system developed by Roldan for Cuba's African percussion instruments is still used by composers in Cuba and some countries today.