Ramon Vilanova i Barrera

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Ramon Vilanova i Barrera 1878

Ramon Vilanova i Barrera (born January 21, 1801 in Barcelona ; † May 14, 1870 ibid) was a Catalan conductor and composer of sacred works of the early Romantic period .

life and work

Ramon Vilanova received music lessons from the guitar teacher Josep Ferrés in Barcelona from the age of 8. He continued this training in the chapel of the clergyman Jaume Domènec in Berga , where the family had to flee because of the French War . After returning to Barcelona, ​​he continued his studies with Francesc Queralt and Mateu Ferrer and graduated.

In 1829 he went to Milan to study and worked with the Italian composers Gaetano Piantanida and Bonifazio Asioli . According to press reports at the time, he was employed as an assistant director in a theater in the city. In 1830, after his return from Italy, he was appointed conductor of the cathedral by the cathedral chapter . He left this position three years later to take on the direction of opera performances at the Teatre Principal de València . The death of Ferdinand VII resulted in the temporary closure of this theater due to state mourning. Then Vilanova returned to Barcelona.

He now devoted himself exclusively to teaching and composing sacred works. With the Pastoral Mass of 1828 he wrote a work of great melodic inspiration and original instrumentation, which was very popular in the 19th century. He also wrote a mass for large orchestra, a mass for harp, and three Gloria masses. He also wrote Pregària de la Verge (Prayer for the Virgin) for choir and a large number of motets, litanies, hymns and responsories. The Requiem de Bilbao in 1838 had composed for the victims of the civil war of 1833-1839 Vilanova. His most notable work is the large-scale, highly solemn Requiem of 1845.

Vilanova was a highly respected music teacher. His students included the composers Vicenç Cuyàs , Marià Obiols , Josep Jurch i Rivas and the pianists Pere Tintorer , Josep Piqué . Vilanova published a teaching method for solfeig and completed the composition method of Anton Reicha .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ramon Vilanova i Barrera. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana.
  2. ↑ a b c d Ramon Vilanova i Barrera. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música.
  3. ↑ a b c section after: Ramon Vilanova i Barrera. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana.
  4. ↑ a b c section after: Ramon Vilanova i Barrera. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música.
  5. ^ R. Vilanova y Barrera. On: Requiemsurvey.org.
personal data
SURNAME Vilanova i Barrera, Ramon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catalan composer of sacred works and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 1870
Place of death Barcelona