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Born: 22 November
1901, Sagunto, Spain
Died: 6 July 1999, Madrid, Spain
Rodrigo,
Joaquín
Today, Rodrigo is the most famous
Spanish
composer. He was blinded at the age of three,
as a result of a sickness. He used to write his notes in Braille.
Like other Spanish composers, Granados
and Albéniz,
he moved, at the age of 26, to Paris
for a few years. There he studied and was later recognized as a talented
composer. Ravel
and de-Falla
helped him publish his works, and Stravinsky
affected his concept of composition, incorporating Classic
elements in modern music (neo-classicism).
A fine example of such a piece is his most famous work "Concierto
de Aranjuez" for Guitar and Orchestra.
He used elements of Spanish music, combined with the Classic form, creating
an artistic pearl, one of the best-loved classical works.
Rodrigo also wrote other pieces, including concerti for
different instruments, like the "Concierto Pastorali"
for Flute and Orchestra, and the "Fantasy
for an Aristocrat" for Guitar and Orchestra. Along with composing
music, he was engaged in teaching at university, and in various public
musical activities.
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He Was
a music educator
He Lived in the
Twentieth Century
In
Spain
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