Composers
Federico Mompou
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Born: 1893
Died: 1987
Federico Mompou studied piano as a child with the maestro Pedro Sierra in Barcelona, and gave his first concert in the Sala Orfeo when he was just 15 years old. The visit by Gabriel Faurè to Barcelona in 1909 was influential in his decision to focus on composition. He studied in Paris as advised by Enrique Granados, and built a great friendship with the professor and pianist Ferdinand Motte-Lacroix who premiered his first works. He settled in Paris with long stays in Barcelona during the First World War, until 1941 when he finally established himself in his native city and married the pianist Carmen Bravo. Numerous accolades followed: in 1952 he was elected to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes of San Jorge; in 1958 he was named Professor of Composition at the Santiago de Compostela Courses; and in 1979 he received the National Music Prize. Considered one of the most important exponents of Catalan and Spanish music in the 20th Century, his works for piano have been performed internationally and are placed next to Albéniz, Granados, Falla and Turina, as an indispensable part of this era of European music.
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