Joaquín Turina

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Biography: Was born in Sevilla on the 9th of December 1882 into a comfortable middle class family. In 1894 he began his formal studies of harmony theory and counterpoint. In 1902 he moved to Madrid where he quickly became involved in the musical scene there and saw the premier of his Zarzuela La sulamita. In 1905 he, as most other Spanish composers of the time, went to Paris. He studied piano with Moszkowsky and theory under Vicent d’Indy in the Schola Cantorum. He became good friends with Albeniz and Falla, and it was Albeniz who encouraged to find inspiration in the popular music of Spain and ... [read more]