
- Instruments: Narrator, Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion
- Genres: Classical Music
- Instrumentation: nar. fl.cl.v.vc.perc.pf.
- Reference: TR00723
Author
Xavier Benguerel
Barcelona ( 1931 - 2017 )
His family went into exile to Santiago de Chile in 1940 as a result of the Spanish Civil War. He himself returned to Barcelona in 1954 to join what was known as the ’51 Generation and began his studies with Cristòfor Taltabull - though he really should be considered a self-taught composer. He quickly became associated with the neo-classic tendencies of composers such as Bartók or Stravinsky, and a short time later he was also to follow those of the Viennese School. He wrote Cantata d’amic e amat (Cantata of friendship and love), which incorporates serialist techniques, in 1959. His music has been widely recorded.
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