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Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer and pianist (1901–1999)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodrigo and the second or maternal family name is Vidre.
Joaquín Rodrigo | |
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Monument in Rosario, Argentina | |
| Born | (1901-11-22)22 November 1901 Sagunto, Spain |
| Died | 6 July 1999(1999-07-06) (aged 97) Madrid, Spain |
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| Spouse | Victoria Kamhi (m. 1933; died 1997) |
| Website | joaquin-rodrigo.com |
Musical artist
Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (Spanish:[xoaˈkinroˈðɾiɣo]; 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999), was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. He is best known for composing the Concierto de Aranjuez, a cornerstone of the classical guitar repertoire.
Life
[edit]Rodrigo was born in Sagunto, Province of Valencia. At the age of three, he lost his sight completely after contracting diphtheria.[1] At the age of eight he began to study solfège, piano, and violin and from the age of 16 he studied harmony and composition. He wrote his compositions in Braille and they were transcribed for publication. Although distinguished by having raised the Spanish guitar to dignity as a universal concert instrument and b
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Rodrigo, Joaquín
Rodrigo, Joaquín , eminent Spanish composer and teacher; b. Sagunto, Nov. 22, 1901; d. Madrid, July 6, 1999. He contracted diphtheria and went totally blind at the age of 4. He studied harmony and composition with Francisco Antich (1917–22), and also received advice from Enrique Gomá and Eduardo López Chavarri. In 1927 he went to Paris, where he studied with Dukas at the École Normale de Musique. In 1928 he was befriended by Falla. In 1932 he returned to Spain. He was awarded the Conde de Catagena Scholarship in 1934 and returned to Paris to pursue training in music history and musicology with Emmanuel at the Cons. and with Pirro at the Sorbonne. In 1939 he settled in Madrid, and in 1940 he was appointed to a provisional chair at the Real Cons. Superior de Musica. Rodrigo was awarded the Premio Nacional de Musica in 1942. In 1947 he was appointed to the Manuel de Falla Chair in Music as a prof. in the faculty of philosophy and arts at Madrid Complutense Univ. He was elected a full member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando of Madrid in 1950. The French government bestowed upon him the order of Officier de l’Ordre des arts et des Lettres in I960, and in 1963 the order of Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur. King Juan Carlos I of Spain conferre
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Joaquin Rodrigo
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Life
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