XFrancisco Gustavo Sánchez Gómez 21 December 1947 – 25 February 2014, known as Paco de Lucía (IPA: ), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flamenco guitarists to branch into classical and jazz. Richard Chapman and Eric Clapton, authors of Guitar: Music, History, Players, describe de Lucía as a “titanic
Tomás Luis de Victoria sometimes Italianised as da Vittoria; c. 1548 – 20/27 August 1611 was the most famous composer in 16th-century Spain, and was one of the most important composers of the Counter-Reformation, along with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Orlando di Lasso. Victoria was not only a composer but also an accomplished organist and
Joaquín Turina Pérez 9 December 1882 – 14 January 1949 was a Spanish composer of classical music. Contents 1Biography 2Compositions 3References 4External links Biography Turina was born in Seville. He studied in Seville as well as in Madrid. He lived in Paris from 1905 to 1914 where he took composition lessons from Vincent d’Indy at his Schola Cantorum de Paris and studied
XFrancisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea 21 November 1852 – 15 December 1909 was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of the Romantic period. He is known for such pieces as Recuerdos de la Alhambra. He is often called “the father of classical guitar” and is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Contents
Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler Ramos, usually known as Padre Father’, in the religious sense Antonio Soler, known in Catalan as Antoni Soler i Ramos baptized 3 December 1729 – died 20 December 1783 was a Catalan Spanish composer whose works span the late Baroque and early Classical music eras. He is best known for
Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña 21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987 was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain. Many professional classical guitarists today were students of Segovia, or students of his students. Segovia’s contribution to the modern-romantic repertoire not only included commissions but also his own transcriptions of classical or baroque
Jordi Savall i Bernadet Catalan: ; born 1 August 1941 is a Catalan conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of instruments (notably the viola da gamba) in contemporary performance and recording. As
Francisco Bartolomé Sanz Celma April 4, 1640 (baptized) – 1710, better known as Gaspar Sanz, was a Spanish composer, guitarist, and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the comarca of Bajo Aragón, Spain. He studied music, theology and philosophy at the University of Salamanca, where he was later appointed Professor of Music. He wrote three volumes of pedagogical works for the baroque guitar that form an important part
Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez Spanish: ; 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. Contents 1Life 2Works 2.1Orchestral 2.2Concertante 2.3Instrumental 2.4Vocal/choral 2.5Guitar and voice 3References 3.1Bibliography 4External
Prudencia Eugenia Juana Osterberger, also known as Madame Saunier, 1852–1932 was a Spanish pianist and composer who became a major contributor to the cultural life of the Spanish province of Galicia in the late 19th century. She composed both piano solo pieces and Galician songs with piano accompaniment. Contents 1Biography 2Publications 3References 4External links Biography