José Padilla Sánchez

Memorial plaque on 10 rue Pergolèse in Paris

José Padilla Sánchez (born May 28, 1889 in Almería , † October 25, 1960 in Madrid ), also known as Maestro Padilla , was a Spanish composer and pianist . He was best known for his song Valencia .

Life

After taking his first music lessons in his home town, he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid and in Italy.

In 1906 his first Zarzuela La Mala Hembra appeared , a one-act play based on a libretto by Ventura de la Vega. Further stage works followed. After the First World War he stayed in Paris a lot and wrote operettas , revues and songs for the Moulin Rouge , among others , which made him internationally known. In 1920 his song My Spanish Rose was used by Jerome Kern for his Broadway musical The Night Boat . The pasodoble song Valencia from Zarzuela La Bien Amada , composed in 1924, was a big hit in a recording by Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra in 1926 . Other successes were Ça c'est Paris , El Relicario and La Violetera , which Charlie Chaplin used in 1931 as a film score for city lights .

In 1950 he had another great success with the Zarzuela La Hechicera en Palacio . 10 years later he died in Madrid.

Works

Stage works

La Mala Hembra (Zarzuela), T .: Ventura le la Vega, 1906
Los Veijos Verdes (Zarzuela), T .: Quinito Valverde, 1909
Luzbel (Zarzuela), T .: Miguel Nieto, 1917
La Faraona (opera), T .: Mantilla de los Rios
La Bien Amada 1924
Pépète (operetta), 1924
Symphonie Portugaise (Operetta)
Mucho ciudado con la Lola (Revue) 1935
La Giralda (Zarzuela), T .: Quintero brothers, 1939
La Violetera de la Prada (Zarzuela), 1941
La Hechicera en Palacio (Zarzuela), 1950

Songs

El Relicario
La Violetera
Valencia
My Spanish Rose

Film music (selection)

1948: The angel with the trumpet
1950: The Dancer of Marrakech (La danseuse de Marrakech)
1953: Mistress at midnight (Les amants de minuit)
1960: Normandy - Nyemen
1966: The star of Champignol (Le caïd de Champignol)
1972: The kidnappers send their regards (L'aventure, c'est l'aventure)
1974: Dowry Hunter (The Fortune)
1978: Two super guys in Africa (Général… nous voilà!)
1979: The Ladies of the Coast (Les Dames de la côte)
1983: Sababa - Who stole the butter from my bread? (Sababa)
1991: Hellfire (Le brasier)

proof

↑ José Padilla . Zarzuela.net . Retrieved May 23, 2012.

↑ Chaplin as a composer . Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 23, 2012. @1@ 2

Web links

Padilla at zarzuela.net
José Padilla Sánchez in the Internet Movie Database (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Padilla Sánchez, José
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Padilla, José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish composer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 28, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Almeria
DATE OF DEATH	October 25, 1960
Place of death	Madrid

[1] José Padilla . Zarzuela.net . Retrieved May 23, 2012.