Francesc Burrull
Francesc Burrull (October 18, 1934 – August 28, 2021) was a Spanish jazz musician and composer. In 2017, he was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi.
Francesc Burrull
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- Name
- Francesc Burrull
- Birth Name
- Francesc Burrull i Ill
- Born
- 18 October 1934
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Spanish Republic
- Died
- 28 August 2021
- Place of death
- Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain
- Occupation
- Composer, pianist
- Full name
- Francesc Burrull i Ill.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Fields
- jazz, traditional folk song and sardana.
- Education
- Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu.
- Teachers
- Pere Vallribera i Moliné.
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Francesc Burrull (October 18, 1934 – August 28, 2021) was a Spanish jazz musician and composer. In 2017, he was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi.
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Francesc Burrull (1934–2021) was a Spanish composer, jazz pianist and singer. Born Francesc Burrull i Ill in Barcelona, the composer died in Sant Pere de Ribes. Francesc Burrull studied at Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu.
Genres include jazz, sardana and traditional folk song. Languages used include Catalan and Spanish. The composer received Saint George's Cross.
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Biography
Francesc Burrull studied at Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu. Training under Pere Vallribera i Moliné is recorded. The recorded working language is Catalan and Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz, traditional folk song and sardana. Distinctions recorded are Saint George's Cross.
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• Background — person • Name — Francesc Burrull • Birth Name — Francesc Burrull i Ill • Born — 18 October 1934 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Spanish Republic • Died — 28 August 2021 • Place of death — Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Composer, pianist • Instrument — Piano
Early life and education
Early life and education
Burrull studied at the Superior Conservatory of Music of the Gran Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona. His teacher was Pere Vallribera i Moliné. After completing his career in music and piano, he began to be noticed in the music scene of Barcelona, which had a large and active jazz scene.
Artistic career
Artistic career
Burrull performed alongside names of the first rank, such as Sidney Bechet, Bill Coleman (trumpeter), Chet Baker, Don Byas, and Jean-Luc Ponty. He also appeared as vibraphonist on two of the albums of Tete Montoliu. In 1992, he received the Premio Nacional de Música de Cataluña, in the category of Jazz, from the Generalitat de Catalunya, recognizing his achievements in music.
Death
Death
Burrull died on August 28, 2021, at 86 years old, due to a kidney disease.
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Barcelona.
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Sant Pere de Ribes.
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• Illustration — Burrull at the piano, 2012 • Fantasía musical thailandesa, EP con la Orquesta Montoliu (1962) • Negro Spirituals (1971) • Miguel Hernández (1972) con Joan Manuel Serrat • Recordando a Duke Ellington (1974) • Diálogos con Joan Baptista Humet (1975) • Manuel de Falla avui (con Leonora Milà: piano; Albert Moraleda: bajo y contrabajo; Miguel Ángel Lizandra: batería). Catalonia Concerts Jazz (1976) • Sinceritat..., con Ricard Roda (1995) • No son... boleros, con La Voss del Trópico (1996) • Blanc i negre (1997), piano solo • Un poema de amor, con La Voss del Trópico (1999) • Passeig de Gràcia, grabado con su trío: Llorenç Ametller: bajo; Quim Soler: batería; Francesc Burrull: piano • Barcelona Jazz, grabado con su trío de jazz. • Laura Simó & Francesc Burrull interpreten Serrat (2007) • Temps de pluja (2010), un segundo conjunto de versiones de canciones de Joan Manuel Serrat acompañando a Laura Simó.
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