Antoni Massana
Illustration — Col·legi Casp, church Sagrat Cor de Jesús Antoni Massana i Bertran (24 February 1890 in Barcelona – 9 September 1966 in Raïmat) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and composer. He was maestro de capilla at the Church of the Jesuits, Sagrat Cor de Jesús, at the Col·legi Casp, Barcelona. The scores of Antoni Massana are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.
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Antoni Massana
- Born
- 1890 · Barcelona.
- Died
- 1966 · Raimat.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- composer · organist
- Fields
- opera · sardana
- Teachers
- Felip Pedrell · Enric Morera i Viura · Domènec Mas i Serracant · Frank Marshall
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan
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Illustration — Col·legi Casp, church Sagrat Cor de Jesús Antoni Massana i Bertran (24 February 1890 in Barcelona – 9 September 1966 in Raïmat) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and composer. He was maestro de capilla at the Church of the Jesuits, Sagrat Cor de Jesús, at the Col·legi Casp, Barcelona. The scores of Antoni Massana are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.
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1890
Antoni Massana born at Barcelona.
1966
Antoni Massana died at Raimat.
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Training under Felip Pedrell, Enric Morera i Viura and Domènec Mas i Serracant is recorded. Lluís Benejam i Agell, Juli Sandarán and Simó Giribet i Puig are recorded as having studied under Antoni Massana. The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera and sardana. Positions recorded include chapelmaster.
Works • Canigó – opera. (1934), in three acts to a libretto by Josep Carner based on the work of Jacint Verdaguer. Concert performance 1936. 1953 staged premiere at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, and recording. Recordings • En l'enterro d'un nin. Resignació. on Jacint Verdaguer i el lied català. M. Teresa Garrigosa, soprano; Emili Blasco, piano La mà de Guido, 2005.
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- 1.Edición del sábado, 10 septiembre 1966, página 22 - Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es. hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com.
- 2.Verdaguer, un genio poético: catálogo de la exposición Page 455 Jacinto Verdaguer, Biblioteca de Catalunya – 2003 "1953 Estreno y grabación de la ópera Canigó, de Antoni Massana, en el Gran Teatro del Liceo."
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Colomer, Consuelo. Antonio Massana y Beltrán (1890–1966) : I Centenario de su nacimiento : Ensayo biográfico. València: Albatros, 1989.
- Crespí, Joana. Catàleg del fons Antoni Massana a la Biblioteca de Catalunya. Barcelona: Biblioteca de Catalunya, 1992.
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He trained under Felip Pedrell, Enric Morera i Viura, Domènec Mas i Serracant and Frank Marshall. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
The authorities additionally record the heading Antoni Massana i Bertran. His recorded languages were Spanish and Catalan. His recorded confession was Catholicism.
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