(Hwa-keen’ Too-re’-na) 1882–1949 Spanish composer A friend of Falla, Turina was, like him, a composer of nationalist music, but his style was also affected by his eight years of study in Paris. His orchestral music is full of Spanish local colour, and is often richly, sometimes heavily scored. His best-known orchestral works are La procesion ...
in the world. Leading composers finally began to write for guitar. Over the years the instrument developed an extensive modern repertoire because of the efforts of other composers such as Turina, Torroba and Villa-Lobos. In a 1924 concert in Paris Segovia played a solo piece written for the guitar by Albert Roussel and entitled ‘Segovia’. The outbreak of the Spanish ...
Herald Tribune. Recommended Recording: ‘The Plow that Broke the Plains’ Suite, Symphony of the Air (cnd) Leopold Stokowski (Vanguard Classics) Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Joaquin Turina | Modern Era | Classical ...
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