Ricard Lamote de Grignon
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Ricard Lamote de Grignon i Ribas (riˈkard lamɔd də gʁiɲɔ̃) (25 September 1899 – 5 February 1962), 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. He was initiated into the world of music by his father, then later studied at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu
and at the Academia Marshall, both in Barcelona. At the age of 20 he joined the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and the Gran Teatre del Liceu as a cellist. In 1930 he was appointed director of the Girona
Symphony Orchestra and in 1932 he won the appointment as assistant conductor of the Barcelona Municipal Band.
At the onset of the Spanish Civil War
he fled to Valencia to join his father, working alongside him as assistant director of the newly-created Municipal Orchestra. In 1948 he returned to Barcelona but, finding it impossible to regain his place as director of the Municipal Band, dedicated himself to musical composition and study. In 1957 he occupied the post of deputy director of the Municipal Orchestra, collaborating with his great friend Eduard Toldrà
until his death in 1962.
dance and band music.
The archive of the Lamote de Grignon family, with works by Ricard and his father Joan, is at the Document repository of the Generalitat of Catalunya and may be studied in the music section of the Biblioteca de Catalunya.
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...
Spanish composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and orchestral conductor.
Ricard Lamote de Grignon was born and died in 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...
. He was the only son of the composer Joan Lamote de Grignon
Joan Lamote de Grignon
Joan Lamote de Grignon i Bocquet , was a Catalan Spanish pianist, composer and orchestra director.Joan Lamote de Grignon was born and died in Barcelona, the son of parents of French descent Lluis Lamote de Grignon and Elena Bocquet. In 1911 he founded the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, of which he...
and Florentina Ribas. He was initiated into the world of music by his father, then later studied at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu
Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu
Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu is a music college in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1837 with the name Liceo Filo-dramático de Montesión....
and at the Academia Marshall, both in Barcelona. At the age of 20 he joined the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and the Gran Teatre del Liceu as a cellist. In 1930 he was appointed director of the Girona
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
Symphony Orchestra and in 1932 he won the appointment as assistant conductor of the Barcelona Municipal Band.
At the onset of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
he fled to Valencia to join his father, working alongside him as assistant director of the newly-created Municipal Orchestra. In 1948 he returned to Barcelona but, finding it impossible to regain his place as director of the Municipal Band, dedicated himself to musical composition and study. In 1957 he occupied the post of deputy director of the Municipal Orchestra, collaborating with his great friend Eduard Toldrà
Eduard Toldrà
Eduard Toldrà Soler 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...
until his death in 1962.
Important Works
His work includes many pieces for piano, symphonic poems, also chamber music and music for choir with symphony orchestra, not forgetting his additions to the repertoire of sardanaSardana
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....
dance and band music.
- Symphonic works like Facècia (1936) which was awarded the Juli Garreta prize in 1938, Dos Petits Poemes, Cartell Simfònic (1936), Tres Sonates del Pare Soler or Simfonia Catalana (1950), among others, and Concierto Mágico, music for the film of the same name and Tríptico de la Piel de Toro, for piano and orchestra.
- Ballets like El Rusc, first performed at the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Somnis (1929) and Un Prat, dedicated to his "father and maestro" and Divertimento (1936) for symphonic jazz orchestra.
- Large-scale operas like La Cabeza del Dragón (1939), first performed in 1959, with libretto by Valle-Inclán, and chamber operas like Le Petit Chaperon Vert, with French text by Marià Camí, or Mágia, whose libretto he wrote himself, first performed in 1952, and a children's opera, La Flor, which premiered in 1934 and was performed again on several occasions.
- The symphonic poem Enigmes won the Premio Ciutat de Barcelona in 1950, as did his posthumous work El Càntic dels Càntics, completed before his death in 1962.
- Vocal music includes works for voice and piano on poems by Carner and Maragall, among others, and choral pieces like Romance del Caballero, and the harmonisation of traditional songs.
- Small works for piano and several pieces for different instrumental ensembles like: Toccata, which was awarded the Premio Santa Llúcia, 1957 de Juventudes Musicales; the work Goya, Six unpleasant pieces for ten soloists; and a series of pieces for different wind ensembles entitled Miniatures, designed as pre-rehearsal exercises for the instrumentalists of the Orquesta de Valencia.
- SardanesSardanaThe 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....
for CoblaCoblaThe cobla is a traditional music ensemble of Catalonia, Spain and in Northern Catalonia in France. It is generally used to accompany the Sardana, a traditional Catalan folk dance, danced in a circle.-Structure:...
: Amical, Camí de Llum, Nupcial, El Noguer, El Mas, Sant Telm and Enyor.
The archive of the Lamote de Grignon family, with works by Ricard and his father Joan, is at the Document repository of the Generalitat of Catalunya and may be studied in the music section of the Biblioteca de Catalunya.
Music
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- GOYA: Six unpleasant pieces for 10 soloists
Recordings
- Songs of Joan and Ricard Lamote de Grignon
- GOYA: Six unpleasant pieces for 10 soloists Barcino Emsemble, Adolphe Pla (director)