José Antonio de Donostia
José Antonio de Donostía (born January 10, 1886 in San Sebastián , Spain , † August 20, 1956 ), actually José Gonzalo Zulaica, also known as Aita Donostía (Padre Donostía or Padre San Sebastian after his hometown), was a Basque Franciscan priest , Musicologist and composer . He studied Basque folk music intensively throughout his life and wrote several important treatises on it. From 1936 to 1943 he lived in exile in France .
His best-known compositional works are the “Preludios vascos”, fifteen romantic-looking piano works in the style of Edvard Grieg or Robert Schumann , determined by Basque folklore .
Web links
Commons : Aita Donostia - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about José Antonio de Donostia in the catalog of the German National Library
- https://www.bibliotecascapuchinas.org/actualidad/60-aniversario-del-fallecimiento-del-p-jose-antonio-de-donostia
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| SURNAME | Donostia, José Antonio de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Loidi y Arregui, José G .; Arregui, José G .; De Donostia, José Antonio; José Antonio, de San Sebastián; San Sebastian, José Antonio de; Zulaica y Arregui, José G .; Arregui, José Gonzalo Zulaica y; Donostia, José A. de; Zulaica y Arregui, José Gonzalo; Zulaica Arregui, José Gonzalo; Loidi y Arregui, José Gonzalo; Zulaica, José Gonzalo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franciscan, Basque musicologist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Sebastian , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th August 1956 |