Nicolau Manent i Maurant

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Nicolau Manent i Maurant (born June 22, 1827 in Maó ( Menorca ), † May 11, 1887 in Barcelona ) was a Menorcan organist , conductor and composer, especially of sacred works and of Spanish and Catalan-speaking tzarzuelas .

life and work

Nicolau Manent began studying music at the age of five with Benet Andreu i Pons. In 1836 he joined the orchestra of the Teatre Principal de Maó as a flutist and double bass player . At the age of twelve he wrote his first musical works.

In 1842 he took up the position of organist in the parish of Sant Francesc de Maó . In 1845 he moved to Barcelona and studied with Mateu Ferrer . He joined the Liceu Orchestra as a double bass player there in 1847 . From 1851 he worked as Kapellmeister in the Barcelona church of Sant Jaume . He held this position until his death. Here he created numerous, highly valued sacred compositions. At the Teatre Circo he directed several opera and zarzuela seasons. He also devoted himself intensively to music education.

Nicolau Manent emerged as a composer of numerous sacred works, as well as orchestral and stage works. Above all, he stood out as a composer of lyrical theater works and ballets. He also wrote the didactic work Método teórico-práctico musical (between 1850 and 1860).

Nicolau Manent's students at the Escolania de Sant Jaume in Barcelona included Josep Rodoreda , the creator of the Virolai de Montserrat , and Climent Baixas .

Compositions (selection)

  • 25 trade fairs
  • 4 Stabat Mater
  • Litanies
  • 9 symphonies
    • La udder pense
    • La Barcelonesa
  • Operas
    • Gualterio di Monsonís (1857, based on a text by Joan Cortada i Sala , first performance at Liceu)
    • La vecchia zitella ("The old maid").
  • Ballets
    • El carnaval de Venecia ("Carnival of Venice")
    • La contrabandista de rumbo ("The Smuggler")
  • Zarzuelas
    • Tres para una (1853, "Three for one")
    • La tapada del retiro (1853)
    • Buen viaje, señor don Simón (1853, "Have a good trip, Mr. Simón")
    • La festa del barri (1870, "The Festival of the District")
    • Los estudiants de Cervera (1871, "The Students of Cervera")
    • A sort i ventura (1871, "Auf gut Glück")
    • El convidado de piedra (1875, "The stone guest")
    • Lo cant de La Marsellesa (1877, "The Song of the Marseillaise")
    • Lo rellotge del Montseny (1879, "The clock from Mount Montseny")
    • De la terra al sol (1879, "From the earth to the sun")
    • El gran conquistador (1881, "The great conquistador")
    • Don Juan Tenorio (1881)
    • La Tuna (1882, "The Tuna, The Student Chapel").

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In numerous older encyclopedias Nicolau Manent is listed with the second, maternal family name Puig , i.e. Nicolau Manent i Puig .
  2. ↑ Nicolau Manent i Maurant. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana.
  3. ↑ a b c d section after: Nicolau Manent i Maurant. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana.
personal data
SURNAME Manent i Maurant, Nicolau
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manent i Puig, Nicolau
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Menorcan organist, conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH Maó ( Menorca )
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1887
Place of death Barcelona