Josep Barberà i Humbert
Josep Barberà i Humbert (born January 27, 1874 in Barcelona ; † February 19, 1947 there ) was a Catalan composer and music teacher .
life and work
Josep Barberà entered the Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona at the age of eleven . He studied music theory, piano and harmony and became a composition student of Felip Pedrell in the final training phase .
He later became a lecturer at the Conservatori del Liceu and taught harmony and composition. From 1931 to 1938 he was director of the conservatory. He did research on folk songs. As a music teacher he worked with Maria Montessori in many ways . He published a course on melody , a treatise on music, and treatises on music theory in the field of music education .
He composed symphonic works, choral and piano music as well as songs. His symphonic works include the Tres Miniatures (1919), the L'enterrament d'una verge ("Burial of a Virgin"), El fumador d'opi ("The Opium Smoker "), a divertimento about a folk song (1921) and the symphonic poem Alfeu i Aretusa (1933).
Josep Barberà's students included Ireneu Segarra , Gregori Estrada and David Pujol .
literature
- Josep Barberà. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana . Enciclopèdia Catalana, accessed July 1, 2020 (Catalan).
- Josep Barberà i Humbert. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música . Enciclopèdia Catalana, accessed July 1, 2020 (Catalan).
Web links
- Literature by and about Josep Barberà i Humbert in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Josep Barberà i Humbert. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Josep Barberà i Humbert. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barberà i Humbert, Josep |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catalan composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1947 |
| Place of death | Barcelona |