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  AR - AS - Musical Biographies
Señor Arbós was born in Madrid, and at an early age became a pupil at the Madrid Conservatory.
Having graduated from the Conservatory, with honors, in 1882, he was appointed professor of harmony and counterpoint at the Moscow Conservatory.
At the Madrid Conservatory he held the position of professor of composition, rising finally to the post of director of the Conservatory, a post that he occupied for many years.
www.tribalsmile.com /music/article_137.shtml   (5032 words)

  
 The First Spanish Opera. Laura y Don Gonzalo by Ramon Carnicer.
Beginning with his relation with the Conservatory and also with Carnicer, who he was in principle a severe critic with, but then collaborated in Carnicer's incidental music.
Madrid: Fundación Caja Madrid - Editorial Alpuerto, 1997, 52 ilustraciones, 602 págs.
Madrid - Biblioteca Barbieri -Apuntes históricos - Imp.
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 AI - AL - Musical Biographies
From 1843 to 187.5 he was professor of the violin at the Paris Conservatory and was also leader of the Royal Orchestra, author of a Method for the Violin and also many fine violin compositions.
He was appointed professor of the piano at the newly instituted Madrid Conservatory, and organist of the Royal Chapel.
Studied for three years with David at the Leipsic Conservatory and was leader, from 1860 to 1877, of the orchestra at the St. Petersburg Italian Opera.
www.tribalsmile.com /music/article_135.shtml   (4106 words)

  
 classical
Federico Moreno Torroba was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1891.
His parents, impressed with his musical talent, enrolled him at the Madrid Conservatory where he was a disciple of Conrado del Campo, a well known music professor of that era.
Turina returned to Madrid in 1941 where he continued to compose, perform and teach both privately and as a professor of music at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid.
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 Pablo Casals Page Four
Casal's cello teacher Garcia was sure that in Madrid sufficient interest in Pablo would be aroused to secure him a governmental scholarship for study abroad.
Casals lived in Madrid for two years, studying counterpoint with Tomas Breton; and chamber music with a violinist, the celebrated Jesus de Monasterio, who was also the Director of the Madrid Conservatory.
After Pablo received the allowance from the Queen of Spain, his mother took him to Belgium by train, to the Brussels Conservatory, considered then to be the center of the finest string playing in the world.
www.cello.org /casals/page4.htm   (655 words)

  
 Comp Data Template
After studying in Alcoy with P.Pérez-Jorge and at the Valencia conservatory with Roca, Gomá and Palau, Blanes, born in Teruel in 1929, received a grant from the Fundación Lope to study in Paris with Simone Plé.
He returned to Madrid in 1914, and was later active as a conductor for the Ballets russes and as choirmaster at the Teatro real.
He joined the faculty of the Madrid Conservatory in 1930; after the Civil War he was admitted to the San Fernando Academy and was named head of Ministry of Education's general music commission upon it's creation in 1941.
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 Christobal Halffter Biography / Biography of Christobal Halffter Main Biography
Christóbal Halffter (born 1930) was the most prominent of the group of composers who emerged in Spain in the 1950s, rejecting the folk-music orientation of earlier 20th-century Spanish composers and entering into the mainstream of European composition.
Christóbal Halffter, born in Madrid, was the nephew of Ernesto and Rodolfo Halffter, both prominent composers.
Christóbal studied at the Madrid Conservatory; his gift for composing was discovered early, and he won numerous prizes while still a student.
www.bookrags.com /biography-christobal-halffter   (720 words)

  
 Composer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Cristóbal Halffter was born in Madrid in 1930, a nephew of Rodolfo and Ernesto Halffter, musicians from a family of German origin, but also natives of Madrid.
In 1936 he moved with his family to Germany, as a consequence of the Civil War, returning in 1939 to study at the German College in Madrid and subsequently with Conrado del Campo at Madrid Conservatory.
In 1961 he was given the Chair of Composition at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid, of which he served as director from 1964 to 1966.
www.naxos.com /composer/btm.asp?fullname=Halffter,+Cristobal   (181 words)

  
 Conductors
The family moved to Madrid in 1927 where he demonstrated extraordinary musical abilities as a pianist at the Conservatory of Madrid.
He had met her years earlier at the Conservatory of Madrid where she was a student.
He began his music studies at the Conservatory in Malaga, and continued at the Conservatory of Madrid while he was pursuing a a degree in Philosophy at the University of Madrid.
users.adelphia.net /~fvila/Spain/Conductors.htm   (2769 words)

  
 biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
His mother transmits him the first musical notions, then he studies with Miguel Baró at the Superior Conservatory of Murcia and with Joaquín Soriano at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid.
Between 1979 and 1987 he lives in Paris, obtaining the License of Concert in the “École Normale” in the class of Josep Colom and the First Prize of the CNSMP where he studies with Pierre Sancan, who exercises a decisive influence in his artistic formation.
In Madrid, where he lives, Cayuelas played many times in important concert halls as Teatro Real or March Foundation, always obtening a big success by the public and the critique, what confirms him like a meaningful interpreter of his generation.
www.diegocayuelas.com /biography.htm   (295 words)

  
 Tarot & Dance: The Dancing Queens: Antonia Merce, La Argentina, Queen of Coins(c) Cheryl Lynne Bradley 2003 2003
They had a desire for her to become a singer and Antonia was enrolled at the Madrid Conservatory.
She made her ballet debut with the Royal Opera Theatre in Madrid, Spain at the age of nine and was dancing lead roles by the age of eleven.
In 1905 Antonia left the Madrid Opera to pursue her love of the traditional dances of Spain.
members.tripod.com /~TarotCanada/LaArgentina.html   (1402 words)

  
 Baroque Ensemble   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Baroque Ensemble "La Folía" was founded in 1977 in Madrid (Spain) to explore and interpret the rich repertory of the 17th and 18th centuries played with the flavour of original instruments.
Founder and director of the Baroque Ensemble "La Folía", was born in Paris in 1956.
Besides his active concert life playing in different chamber settings with "La Folía" and as a soloist with different orchestras, Pedro Bonet is Recorder Professor in Madrid´s Conservatory and is often invited to give lessons and masterclasses in Spain as well as in other countries.
clio.rediris.es /musica/bio_ingl.htm   (208 words)

  
 Zarzuela! Composer Biographies - Chueca
At the age of eight he was enrolled at the Madrid Conservatory, and by the following year some of his little examination piano pieces were attracting the attention of the local press.
In 1868 he composed a Hymn to General Prim, which was eventually to become famous as the March from Cadiz, finally adopted as a quasi-national anthem by the military in 1896.
The Madrid Plaza which bears his name is situated next to the Calle Barbieri - a monument to his friendship with "my Father in Music" of which Chueca would have been justly proud.
www.zarzuela.net /com/chueca.htm   (602 words)

  
 Isaac Albéniz - Biography
Born in Camprodón, Gerona on 29 May 1860, Albéniz began life as a prodigy and after many adventurous concert tours that took him as far away from home as the Americas (trips that constantly interrupted his classes at the Madrid Conservatory), he settled down to a serious course of studies in Belgium.
With a pension from King Alfonso XII of Spain, he entered the Brussels Conservatory in 1876, graduating in 1879 with first prize in piano, which was awarded unanimously.
In 1885 he moved to Madrid where his works would be published by the leading music publishers of the day: Benito Zozaya and Antonio Romero.
www.macmcclure.com /compositors/albeniz/bioeng.html   (889 words)

  
 Classical musical midi, a good place to read a composers biography with a list classical midi files for download.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In 1865 his family moved to Madrid where he attended classes at Conservatory and played violin in a theater.
He became conductor of a circus orchestra and finished his studies at Madrid Conservatory where Emilio Arrieta taught him composition.
He became teacher of composition in the Madrid Conservatory and later he was appointed Director of this institution.
www.classicalmidi.gothere.uk.com /breton.htm   (511 words)

  
 TURINA, Joaquin :Gilder-MusicWeb Dictionary of composers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
He went to Madrid, where he befriended Falla, and studied at the Madrid Conservatory.
He graduated from the Scola Cantorum in Paris in 1913, and became choirmaster of the Teatro Real in Madrid until its closure in 1925.
He was professor of composition at Madrid Conservatory in 1930.
www.musicweb.uk.net /Classpedia/Turina.htm   (118 words)

  
 Antonio Serrada
A native of Madrid, Spain, Antonio Serrada is an active violin performer.
As a result of winning several scholarships from the government of Spain, he was also able to study violin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Vartan Manoogian.
He currently serves on the violin faculty of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and works for the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College as Concertmaster and Manager of the Orchestra.
www.antonioserrada.com   (159 words)

  
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They set up their own businesses in 1911, when the National Conservatory of Music and Dance (now CNSMDP) was located on 14, Madrid Street.
From the setting of Paris conservatory (CNSMDP) in La Villette area, in 1990, Paris City Hall has involved in the ownership of the former premises of Paris conservatory 14 Madrid Street to merge different classes from the Conservatoire National de Région of Paris.
The latter was installed in 1978 and lead from 1987 to 2005 by Jacques TADDEI, both an organist and a pianist.
perso.orange.fr /conservatoire/Site/HistoriqueEnglish.htm   (449 words)

  
 Manuel Obregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In 1980 he continues piano studies at the Higher Royal Conservatory of Madrid, Spain and started jazz studies with the renowned French pianist Jean Luc Vallet and in 1982 at the Modern Music and Jazz School in Barcelona with Manel Camp and Enric Herrera.
In 1985 he is named Cultural Attaché to the Costa Rican Embassy in Madrid, and at the same time studies at the Madrid Musicians Workshop and imparts seminaries and concerts throughout Spain.
In 1988 and 89 he is transferred to the Costa Rican Embassy in Bern, Switzerland and studies at the Swiss Jazz School with Joe Haider.
tlc.oise.utoronto.ca /conf2004/Obregon.html   (289 words)

  
 Sugarmusic S.P.A
On the occasion of his fiftieth birthday, various monographic works about him are published in Madrid, Bilbao, Paris, Lisbon, Oslo, Estoril, Montreal, Stockholm, Geneva, etc. Retratos de la Conquista for 32-voice choir on texts by B. Diaz del Castillo and missionaries of the Mexican conquest (on commission from the Lille Festival).
At the same time he supervised a series of five broadcasts of his music on Radio France, conducted by Christian Rosset, and delivered the inaugural lecture at the Madrid Conservatory for the opening of its academic year.
The composer teaches a graduate course at the Madrid Conservatory, and was awarded the National Prize for music.
www.esz.it /esz_eng/autori/autori_de_pablo.html   (4094 words)

  
 WCPE - Composer Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A few years later, he was to attend Madrid Conservatory.
He may not have been a great husband but he was a doting father to his only child, a girl he named Claude-Emma but whom he referred to as "Chou Chou." He died near the end of the First World War from colon cancer.
He studied at the Madrid Conservatory and began to show skill at composing.
theclassicalstation.org /composers/index.shtml   (9479 words)

  
 Zarzuela! Composer Biographies - Bréton
One of the great paladins of the Spanish musical establishment during the last two decades of the 19th Century, Bretón was born in Salamanca on 29th December 1850.
From the age of 14 he trained at the Madrid Conservatory as a violinist, pianist, and composer - notably under Emilio Arrieta - whilst at the same time acting as music director of an equestrian circus, the Circo Ecuestre del Price.
Eventually he became a leading academic and director of the Madrid Conservatory; as well as director of the Orquestra de la Sociedad de Conciertos, and founder-director of the Orquestra de la Unión Artísto-Musical.
www.zarzuela.net /com/breton.htm   (406 words)

  
 Guitarra Magazine - An online Guitar Publication - Musicians (Interviews, Biographies)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
He then entered the Madrid Conservatory, where he specialized in the piano with Jose Targó.
He was the pianist of an important chamber music ensemble, the Quinteto de Madrid.
Joaquin Turina died in Madrid on January 14, 1949.
www.guitarramagazine.com /JoaquinTurina   (578 words)

  
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Born on the Island of Tenerife, Spain, González began music studies at the Tenerife Conservatory and continued with professor José Cubiles at the Madrid Conservatory.
This same text was used for the 1996 recording of the Suite Iberia, which the Radio European Union broadcast live worldwide to 37 members of this radio organization.
He has been a piano professor at the Royal Music Conservatory of Madrid since 1974 and has been a frequent guest at international piano courses and competitions, being a regular guest professor at the Music Department of the University of Melbourne, Australia.
www.kean.edu /pressreleases/2004/03_17_04_gonzalez.htm   (485 words)

  
 Tomas Marco
He studied violin and composition simultaneously with secondary and Law studies in which he graduated in 1963 at Madrid´s University.
For three years he was Professor of Composition in Madrid Senior Conservatory of Music and lectures on History of Music in the University UNED.
In 1996 in was appointed as Director of the Autumn Festival in Madrid and from May 1996 to July 1999 General Director of Music and Theater in the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture.
www.eroica.com /phoenix/jdt147-tm.html   (396 words)

  
 classical CDs, piano music, European composers, African-Canadian composers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Nathaniel Dett (1862-1943) was born in Ontario and graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio.
He studied composition at the Madrid Conservatory from 1884-1887, supporting himself for awhile by playing piano in restaurants and giving concerts.
In 1868 the family moved to Madrid, and Albéniz entered the conservatory there.
www.leonarda.com /composers-LE/comp344.html   (318 words)

  
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Formerly on the faculties of the Kyiv and Moscow Conservatories, he is currently on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and serves asArtistic Director of the "Music at the Institute" series.
Born in Madrid, Spain, violinist VERONICAPELLEGRINI studied at the Madrid Conservatory, where she completed her studies with the Prize of Honor and the Extraordinary Prize in Chamber Music.
He also served as the associate principal in the Georgian Chamber Orchestra and was a member of the Conservatory String Quartet.
www.ukrainianinstitute.org /rec_bet.html   (918 words)

  
 rattan conservatory furniture
The Madrid furniture is made to order so all the details can be specified - finish, fabric and dimensions to suit each customer and every conservatory.
The Madrid armchairs and sofas have a high back and the cushions are divided to give extra lower back support.
The Swivel and Rock chair is the perfect choice for the conservatory.
www.holloways.co.uk /conservatory/rattan/madrid/index.htm   (127 words)

  
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Born on the island of Tenerife, Spain, González started music studies at the Tenerife Conservatory and continued with professor José Cubiles at the Madrid Conservatory.
González has been piano professor at the Royal Music Conservatory in Madrid since 1974 and is a visiting professor of Melbourne University, Australia.
He has played recitals and concerts throughout the world (Germany, Australia, USA, France, Mexico, Peru, Switzerland, Venezuela, the former USSR, etc.), cooperating with orchestras such as Strasbourg, Dresden, Liverpool, Scottish Chamber and with the most prominent Spanish orchestras.
www.kean.edu /pressreleases/2002/gonzalez.htm   (204 words)

  
 Amadeo Roldan, Afro-Cuban Composer, Violinist & Conductor
Roldan graduated from the Madrid Conservatory in 1916 after studying music theory and violin.
He founded the Escuela national de musica in 1931; from 1935 to his death he taught at the Havana Conservatory, directing it from 1936 to 1938.
He was the leading Cuban musical figure of his day; as a composer he was the first to integrate Afro-Cuban elements into European-oriented concert music, and among the first to compose works for percussion only.
chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com /Roldan.html   (1562 words)

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