Hilarión Eslava
Miguel Hilarión Eslava y Elizondo (21 October 1807 – 23 July 1878) was a Spanish composer and pedagogue.
Also recorded as Miguel Hilarión Eslava y Elizondo · Hilarion Eslava · Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo
Hilarión Eslava

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- Born
- 1807. · Burlada/Burlata.
- Died
- 1878. · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- composer, musicologist and conductor.
- Fields
- opera, oratorio and church music.
- Teachers
- Francisco Secanilla and Julián Prieto.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Miguel Hilarión Eslava y Elizondo (21 October 1807 – 23 July 1878) was a Spanish composer and pedagogue.
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Professional career
Professional career
Training under Francisco Secanilla and Julián Prieto is recorded. Gaspar Espinosa de los Monteros y Jiménez and Pedro de Urrutia y Cruz are recorded as having studied under Hilarión Eslava. The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, oratorio and church music. Employment is recorded with Madrid Royal Conservatory. Positions recorded include Chaplain of the King of Spain.
Born in Burlada, Navarra, Eslava was co-founder of the society La España Musical with Emilio Arrieta, Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, and Joaquín Gaztambide to defend Spanish opera and zarzuela.
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He died in Madrid aged 70.

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Hilarión Eslava died at Madrid.
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Burlada/Burlata.
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- 1.Zallo, Ramón. Basques, Today: Culture, History and Society in the Age of Diversity and Knowledge. Alberdania. 196. 2007. 9788496643598.
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