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| Johann
Sebastian Bach - the greatest composer and musician of
all times.
Other links: http://www.jsbach.org
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| Joaquin
Rodrigo ends a century of music, like the most remarkable contemporary
composer of Spain.
Other links: http://www.composers.net/rob/rodrigo/
, http://www.multimania.com/musicale/archives/rodrigo.htm
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| Sometimes referred to as the `Father of Modern
Guitar,' Francisco
de Assis Tárrega Eixea, was born in Villareal, Castellon, Spain,
November 21, 1852 and died in Barcelona, December 5, 1909. His teacher was
a local performer in Villareal by the name of Manuel Gonzales, popularly
known as the `blind sailor.' Other teachers followed, Julian Arcas and
Damas Tomas. In October, 1874, he entered the Madrid Conservatory and
commenced the study of composition and eventually was awarded first place
in composition. After completing his education he settled down to teach at
both the Conservatories in Madrid and Barcelona. He has had direct as well
as indirect influence on some of the greatest performers of the 20th
century; Miguel Llobet, Emilio Pujol, Jose Rey de la Torre and Andres
Segovia. |
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| Isaac
Albeniz was an important Spanish pianist and composer of solo
piano music (Suite Iberia, 1906) and opera music (Pepita Jimenez, 1896).
Albeniz was a precocious, self-taught, and instinctive musician, a
stowaway who toured the world in his youth. He wrote with Moorish rhythms,
an Andalusian sense of harmony, and ornate decoration. Iberia is
the poetic height of southern Spanish music and dance forms. |
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