Conrado del Campo was a composer

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, violinist and professor at the Real Conservatorio de Música

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 in Madrid

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, who was the principal conductor of the Madrid Symphony Orchestra

Madrid Symphony Orchestra

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.His was works played in the Theathre Real of Madrid for José María Alvira

José María Alvira

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. His opera

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 Lola la Piconera made its debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, December 12, 1952. He was a major figure in the conservative musical climate

Music of Spain

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 of Franco's Spain

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, writing in a Late Romantic style. Since his death his music has fallen into comparative oblivion.
He was born in Madrid, which is also where he died.

Among his pupils were Salvador Bacarisse

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, Julián Bautista

Julián Bautista

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, and Fernando Remacha

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Selected works

Symphonic works
Del Campo's characteristic symphonic music takes the form of evocative tone poems.

• Bocetos castellanos
• Obertura madrileña, a concert overture
• Evocación y nostalgia de los molinos de viento
• Evocación en Castilla
• Fantasía castellana
• Tríptico castellano
• El viento de Castilla
• Poema de los loores de María, Symphonic Poem for solo viola and orchestra (1944)
• Suite for viola and small orchestra (1940)

Instrumental works

• León
• Danza del Bufón (based on a poem by Castilla)
• Pequeña pieza for viola and piano, Op. 6 (1906)
• Romanza for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1901)

Chamber music

• Quartet "Cuarteto castellano"
• Cuarteto en La Mayor "Carlos III"

Zarzuelas

• Aires de la Sierra
• El burlador de Toledo

Choral works

• Castilla
• El viento de Fuensaldaña
• Seis canciones Castellanas ("Six Castilian songs")

Sources

• Antonio Iglesias, Monografia Nº 4: Conrado del Campo, Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (in Spanish). Accessed 28 October 2008.