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Bartolomé Calatayud

Bartolomé Calatayud (8 September 1882– 11 April 1973) was a Spanish classical guitar composer, teacher and performer. He was born in 1882 on the island of Mallorca. In 1899, while still a teenager, he was awarded the Diploma of Honour 1st Class by the Workers Instructive Centre Palma for his "superior musical knowledge in guitar playing." A contemporary and friend of Miguel Llobet and Andrés Segovia, he studied guitar first with Pedro Antonio Alemany Palmer (Palma 1862–1952), and then with Antonio Gomez Melters (1839–1908).

Also recorded as Bartomeu Calatayud Cerdà · Bartolome Calatayud · Bartomeu Calatayud Cerda

Bartolomé Calatayud

Name
Bartolomé Calatayud
Birth Name
Bartolomé Calatayud Cerdá
Born
8 September 1882
Birthplace
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Died
11 April 1973
Occupation
Guitarist, Composer
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish · Catalan

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Bartolomé Calatayud (8 September 1882– 11 April 1973) was a Spanish classical guitar composer, teacher and performer. He was born in 1882 on the island of Mallorca. In 1899, while still a teenager, he was awarded the Diploma of Honour 1st Class by the Workers Instructive Centre Palma for his "superior musical knowledge in guitar playing." A contemporary and friend of Miguel Llobet and Andrés Segovia, he studied guitar first with Pedro Antonio Alemany Palmer (Palma 1862–1952), and then with Antonio Gomez Melters (1839–1908).

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