Eduard Toldrà
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Eduard Toldrà Soler (Vilanova i la Geltrú
7 April 1895 - Barcelona
, 31 May 1962) was a Spanish Catalan
conductor and composer.
Toldrà played an important role in the Culture of Barcelona
. In 1944 he founded the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra at the Palau de la Música Catalana
, where his deputy in 1957 was his friend Ricardo Lamote de Grignon
. Toldrà was a regular juror on the Maria Canals International Music Competition. His students included Antoni Ros-Marbà
and Xavier Montsalvatge
.
and music for brass.
Many of his works are published by La Mà de Guido
.
Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú is a city in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and the capital of the Garraf comarca. Originally a fishing port, the city has a growing population of approximately 66,000, and is situated 40 km south-west of Barcelona, with the more famous coastal resort of...
7 April 1895 - Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 31 May 1962) was a Spanish Catalan
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
conductor and composer.
Toldrà played an important role in the Culture of Barcelona
Culture of Barcelona
Barcelona's culture stems from the city's 2000 years of history. To a greater extent than the rest of Catalonia, where Catalonia's native Catalan is more dominant, Barcelona is a bilingual city: Catalan and Spanish are both official languages and widely spoken...
. In 1944 he founded the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra at the Palau de la Música Catalana
Palau de la Música Catalana
The Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement...
, where his deputy in 1957 was his friend Ricardo Lamote de Grignon
Ricard Lamote de Grignon
Ricard Lamote de Grignon i Ribas , was a Catalan Spanish composer and orchestral conductor.Ricard Lamote de Grignon was born and died in Barcelona. He was the only son of the composer Joan Lamote de Grignon and Florentina Ribas...
. Toldrà was a regular juror on the Maria Canals International Music Competition. His students included Antoni Ros-Marbà
Antoni Ros-Marbà
Antoni Ros-Marbà is a Spanish conductor from Catalonia. He began his musical education at the Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona...
and Xavier Montsalvatge
Xavier Montsalvatge
Xavier Montsalvatge i Bassols was a Spanish Catalan composer and music critic. He was one of the most influential music figures in Catalan music during the latter half of the 20th century.-Life:...
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Theatrical
- 1924 four musical illustrations for the play de Lluís Masriera: Un idil·li prop del cel o, pel juny, carabasses.
- 1928 El giravolt de maig - The May Sunflower, comic opera in one act with libretto by Josep CarnerJosep CarnerJosep Carner i Puig-Oriol , was a Catalan poet, journalist, playwright and translator. He was also known as the Prince of Catalan Poets.-Biography:...
- 1951 Oh, Tossa!, hymn for the theatrical spectacle by Joan Oliver: Quasi un paradís - almost paradise.
Chamber music
- 1914 Quartet in C minor, for string quartet
- 1920 Vistes al mar - sea views, for string quartet, later arranged for chamber orchestra
- 1921 Six sonnets, for violin and piano. One of them, Ave Maria, also adapted for orchestra
- 1931 Les danses de Vilanova, for string quartet, piano and bass, adaption of the glossa of 1921
Symphonic music
- 1919 Suite in E Major
- 1926 Empúries (Invocacion to EmpordàEmpordàEmpordà is a historical region of Catalonia divided since 1936 into two comarques, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà....
) a sardana lliure for orchestra - 1930 La maledicció del comte Arnau The Curse of Count Arnau, lyrical impression for orchestra, from the sardana of 1926
- 1934 La filla del marxant - the merchant's daughter, suite written for the drama in three acts of Adrià GualAdriá GualAdrià Gual i Queralt was a Catalan playwright and theatre businessman, founder of the Escola Catalana d'Art Dramàtic and a pioneer of cinema in Barcelona.-Theater:*Misteri de dolor*Donzell qui cerca muller*L'emigrant...
Lionor o la filla del marxant.
Songs
In the opinion of Michael Oliver the songs of Toldrá are "mostly brief, simple and warmly lyrical, often with a touch of what Mompou has called 'urban popularism'" For piano accompaniment unless orchestra indicated.- 1915 Menta i farigola - Ca. mint and thyme; El rei Lear - King Lear; Els obercocs Ca.; Les petites collidores - the little collectors (Josep CarnerJosep CarnerJosep Carner i Puig-Oriol , was a Catalan poet, journalist, playwright and translator. He was also known as the Prince of Catalan Poets.-Biography:...
), Festeig - Ca. courtship; Romança sense paraules - song without words (Joan MaragallJoan MaragallJoan Maragall i Gorina was a Catalan poet, journalist and translator, the foremost member of the modernisme movement in literature.-Life:...
) - 1916 Matinal - morning (Maragall)
- 1920 L'hort (Maragall); Maig - May; Abril - April; Cançó d'un bell amor - song of a sweet love (Trinitat Catasús)
- 1923 Canticel (Carner); Les garbes dormen al camp - the sheaves sleep in the field (Josep Maria de Sagarra)
- 1924 A l'ombra del lledoner - Ca. in the shadow of a hackberry bush (Tomàs GarcésTomàs GarcésTomàs Garcés i Miravet was a Catalan poet and lawyer.Garcés was born in Barcelona. He studied law, philosophy and literature in the University of Barcelona....
) for voice and orchestra; Romanç de santa Llúcia - Song of Saint Lucia; Vinyes verdes vora el mar (Sagarra) - 1925 El gessamí i la rosa - the jasmine and the rose (Carner); Cançó de l'amor que passa - song of love which passes (Garcés)
- 1926 A muntanya, Cocorococ! - in a mountain, cuckoo!; Recança - Regret (Carner); Camins de fada - Sp. fairy paths (Garcés); Cançó de vela - song of sailing (Sagarra)
- 1927 Garba, Concepció Rabell prize cycle of six songs: Platxèria Ca. (Salvat-Papasseit), La mar estava alegre - Sp. the sea was glad (Maragall), Cançó incerta - uncertain song (Carner), Cançó de l'oblit - song of forgetting (Garcés), Cançó de passar cantant - song of passing by singing (Sagarra); Anacreòntica - Anacreotic fragments (Clementina Arderiu) with version for voice and orchestra.
- 1929 Floreix l'ametller = Ca. the almond tree flowers, Esplai recreation (Ignasi Iglésias); Divendres Sant - Ca. Good Friday (Carner)
- 1936 La rosa als llavis - the rose to the lips (Joan Salvat-PapasseitJoan Salvat-PapasseitJoan Salvat-Papasseit was a Catalan poet, though he also wrote articles, manifestos and other prose of a political and social nature. He wrote primarily in Catalan, although he had an early period of essay-writing in Spanish.His work is notable for its nonconformity, idealism and foreboding of...
), voice and orchestra, Albèniz prize. - 1940 La zagala alegre - Sp. the happy girl (Pablo de Jérica); Mañanita de San Juan Sp. on the morning of the Feast of Saint John (Anon XVI C)
- 1941 Nadie puede ser dichoso - Sp. Nobody can be happy (Garcilaso de la VegaGarcilaso de la VegaGarcilaso de la Vega was a Spanish soldier and poet. He was the most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques and themes to Spain.-Biography:...
); Después que te conocí - Since I've known you (Francisco de QuevedoFrancisco de QuevedoFrancisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas was a Spanish nobleman, politician and writer of the Baroque era. Along with his lifelong rival, Luis de Góngora, Quevedo was one of the most prominent Spanish poets of the age. His style is characterized by what was called conceptismo...
); Cantarcillo; Madre, unos ojuelos vi (Lope de VegaLope de VegaFélix Arturo Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright and poet. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century Baroque literature...
) - 1947 Muntanya d'amor - mountain of love (Manuel Bertran i Oriola)
- 1951 As froliñas dos toxos (Antonio Noriega)
- 1958 Cançó per a fer dormir l'Eduard i Villancet - song to put Eduard i Villancet to sleep, dedicated to his family.
- 1960 Aquarel·la del Montseny - a watercolour of Montseney (Mossèn Pere Ribot), with string quartet.
Sardanes
SardanesSardana
The sardana is a type of circle dance typical of Catalonia, Spain. The dance was originally from the Empordà region, but started gaining popularity throughout Catalonia during the 20th century....
and music for brass.
- 1912 Sardana for flute and piano
- 1917 Sol ponent - setting sun
- 1918 Gentil Antònia - gentle Antònia
- 1919 Marinera - the sailor
- 1920 Sardana revessa no.1 Nuvolada - the clouds.
- 1921 Sardana revessa no.2 Lluna plena - full moon
- 1921 Sardana revessa no.3 Mariona; the glossa Les danses de Vilanova - The dances of Vilanova.
- 1922 L'hereu i la pubilla - The heir and heiress, La Nevada - Snow, Esperança - Hope, Caterina d'Alió; Sol ixent -
- 1923 Camperola - the farm
- 1924 La Ciseta; L'Hostal de la Peira; El bac de les ginesteres, sardana for piano; Virolet
- 1925 Ofrena - offering; La fageda d'en Jordà - the Jordan fig tree; Puig Neulós - Mt. NeulósPuig NeulósPuig Neulós is the highest mountain of Albera Range, an eastern prolongation of the Pyrenees in Catalonia, between France and Spain. It has an altitude of 1256 metres above sea level....
- 1926 El roserar - The rose garden; el poema per a tres cobles i timbales - poem for 3 brass instruments and cymbals; La maledicció del Comte Arnau - the curse of count Arnau.
- 1929 Atzavares i baladres - agaves and oleandres
- 1930 TamariuTamariuTamariu is one of three coastal towns belonging to the municipality of Palafrugell, province of Girona, Spain, the other two being Calella de Palafrugell and Llafranc. It is part of the Costa Brava, the coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, in the comarca of Baix Empordà...
- 1931 CantallopsCantallopsCantallops is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated below the Albera Range, and is linked to La Jonquera by the GE-601 road.- Demography :-References:...
- 1932 Coll Forcat i Salou
- 1934 Faluga
- 1935 Perafita i Capvespre - sunset at PerafitaPerafitaPerafita is a municipality in the comarca of Osona inCatalonia, Spain.-References:* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria . Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 . ISBN 84-87135-02-1 ....
- 1946 Vilanovina i Maria Isabel
- 1948 Mariàngela
- 1950 VallgorguinaVallgorguinaVallgorguina is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the hollow between the ranges of el Corredor and Montnegre. It is linkedto Sant Celoni and to Arenys de Munt by a local road.-Demography:...
Many of his works are published by La Mà de Guido
La Mà de Guido
La mà de Guido is a Catalan music publishing house in Barcelona Spain founded in 1986 by the composer and musicologist Llorenç Balsach .The name La Mà de Guido comes from the Catalan translation of the Guidonian hand....
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