de las doce canciones espanolas (textos populares adaptados por victoria kamhi (1951)

Many of his compositions are strongly influenced by the harmonies and form of traditional songs.

The Most Illustrious Joaqun Rodrigo Monument in Rosario, Argentina Born 22 November 1901 Sagunto ( Valencia ), Spain Died 6 July 1999 (1999-07-06) (aged 97) Madrid, Spain Nationality Spanish Spouse(s) Victoria Kamhi Joaqun Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez ( Spanish: xoakin roio; 22 November 1901 6 July 1999), was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist.

Contents Life Works Orchestral Concertante Instrumental Vocalchoral Guitar and voice References Bibliography External links Articles Recordings Videos Life Rodrigo was born in Sagunto ( Valencia ), and completely lost his sight at the age of three after contracting diphtheria.

He began to study solfge, piano and violin at the age of eight; harmony and composition from the age of 16.

Although distinguished by having raised the Spanish guitar to dignity as a universal concert instrument and best known for his guitar music, he never mastered the instrument himself.

He wrote his compositions in Braille, and they were transcribed for publication.

After briefly returning to Spain, he went to Paris again to study musicology, first under Maurice Emmanuel and then under Andr Pirro.

Notable students include Yksel Koptagel, Turkish composer and pianist.

In later life he and his wife declared that it was written as a response to the miscarriage of their first child.

It is a concerto for guitar and orchestra.

The central adagio movement is one of the most recognizable in 20th-century classical music, featuring the interplay of guitar with cor anglais citation needed.

This movement was later adapted by the jazz arranger Gil Evans for Miles Davis 1960 album Sketches of Spain.

The Concerto was adapted by the composer himself for Harp and Orchestra at the request of Nicanor Zabaleta and dedicated to Zabaleta.

His Concierto Andaluz, for four guitars and orchestra, was commissioned by Celedonio Romero for himself and his three sons.

He received the prestigious Prince of Asturias Award Spains highest civilian honorin 1996.

He was named Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 1998.

He married Victoria Kamhi, a Turkish -born pianist whom he had met in Paris, on 19 January 1933, in Valencia.

Joaqun Rodrigo and his wife Victoria are buried at the cemetery at Aranjuez.

Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigos best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the 20th century.

Federico Moreno Torroba was a Spanish composer, conductor, and theatrical impresario.

He is especially remembered for his important contributions to the classical guitar repertoire, becoming one of the leading twentieth-century composers for the instrument.

He was also one of the foremost composers of zarzuelas, a form of Spanish light opera.

His 1932 zarzuela, Luisa Fernanda, has proved to be enduringly popular.

Moreno Torroba also ran his own zarzuela company, which toured extensively, especially in Latin America.

Manuel Mara Ponce Cullar was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century.

His work as a composer, music educator and scholar of Mexican music connected the concert scene with a mostly forgotten tradition of popular song and Mexican folklore.

De Las Doce Canciones Espanolas (Textos Populares Adaptados Por Victoria Kamhi (1951)