José María Usandizaga
Illustration — José María Usandizaga in 1915 José María Usandizaga (31 March 1887–5 October 1915) was a Spanish Basque composer. A native of San Sebastián, Usandizaga began his musical studies in his hometown before moving to the Schola Cantorum in Paris. There, he was a composition pupil of Vincent d'Indy, and he took piano lessons from Gabriel Grovlez.
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José María Usandizaga
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- Born
- 1887 · San Sebastián.
- Died
- 1915 · San Sebastián.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- composer · pianist
- Fields
- opera · zarzuela
- Movements
- Euskal Pizkundea
- Education
- Schola Cantorum de Paris
- Teachers
- Vincent d'Indy · Beltrán Pagola
- Languages
- Basque · Spanish
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Illustration — José María Usandizaga in 1915 José María Usandizaga (31 March 1887–5 October 1915) was a Spanish Basque composer. A native of San Sebastián, Usandizaga began his musical studies in his hometown before moving to the Schola Cantorum in Paris. There, he was a composition pupil of Vincent d'Indy, and he took piano lessons from Gabriel Grovlez.
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From 1906 he was back in Spain, where he won success with his works for the stage and a number of other pieces. Usandizaga succumbed to tuberculosis in 1915. • Illustration — Grave of José María Usandizaga at Polloe Cemetery, San Sebastián or Donostia Most of Usandizaga's music is based on Basque themes; among his works are several chamber pieces, some rhapsodies, and the operas Mendi Mendiyan ("High in the Mountains", a Basque language opera) and Las golondrinas (The Swallows), initially a zarzuela which was arranged as an opera after the composer's death by his brother Ramón and premiered in 1929 at the Liceu in Barcelona.
José María Usandizaga studied at Schola Cantorum de Paris. Training under Vincent d'Indy and Beltrán Pagola is recorded. The recorded working language is Basque and Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera and zarzuela.
José María Usandizaga. Dibujo de Gamonal.
Isidro Fernández Fuertes · (1914-02-14). " José María Usandizaga ". La Esfera (7). ISSN 1577-0389.
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José María Usandizaga died on 5 October 1915.
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- 2.J. Montero Alonso. Usandizaga. Espasa-Calpe. Madrid. 1985
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