Carmelo Bernaola

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Carmelo Alonso Bernaola
Monument to Carmelo Bernaola.
Born(1929-07-16)16 July 1929
Otxandio, Biscay, Spain
Died5 June 2002(2002-06-05) (aged 72)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Composer, clarinetist

Carmelo Alonso Bernaola (16 July 1929 – 5 June 2002) was a Spanish composer and clarinetist from

Generation of '51
, he was one of the most influential composers in the Spanish musical scene of the second half of the 20th century.

Early years

Bernaola was born in

Burgos), where he received his first musical education. In 1943 he moved to the city of Burgos
, where he studied with professor Blanco and he also played the clarinet with the local Engineers Academy Band.

In 1951 he obtained a job as clarinetist with the Army Ministry Band and he moved to

Madrid Conservatory he studied counterpoint, fugue and composition with Massó, Calés Pina and Julio Gómez. In 1953 he got a new job as clarinetist with the Madrid City Band, but in 1959 he obtained the Prix de Rome and moved to Italy
.

In Italy he studied composition with

Alexander Tansman in Santiago de Compostela
.

Maturity

In 1962 he returned to Madrid, where he is harmony teacher in

Valladolid University
.

From 1981 until his retirement he was the director of the Conservatory of Vitoria-Gasteiz. He died in Madrid at the age of 72.

Works

In addition to the works indicated in this list, he composed the music for several plays, films and TV shows, though regarded these "functional" compositions as distinct from his "real" catalogue of vocal and instrumental works.[2] He is also the author or arranger of several popular songs (like the anthem of Athletic Bilbao).

  • 1955: Trío-Sonatina (for oboe, clarinet and bassoon); Capricho (for clarinet and piano); Music for wind quintet.
  • 1956: Three piano pieces.
  • 1957: Suite-divertimento (piano and
    String Quartet
    No.1.
  • 1958: Canción y danza (piano).
  • 1959: Cuatro piezas infantiles (piano).
  • 1960: Píccolo Concerto (
    percussion
    ).
  • 1961: Superficie número 1 (chamber ensemble); Sinfonetta Progresiva (string ensemble).
  • 1962: Espacios variados; Superficie número 2 (
    violoncello
    ).
  • 1963: Permutado (violin and guitar); Superficie número 4; Morfología sonora (piano).
  • 1964: Mixturas.
  • 1965: Heterofonías.
  • 1966: Episodio (
    bass
    ); Traza.
  • 1967: Músicas de cámara.
  • 1968: Continuo (piano).
  • 1969: Polifonías.
  • 1970: Oda für Marisa.
  • 1971: Relatividades.
  • 1972: Impulsos; Argia ezta ikusten.
  • 1974: Sinfonía en do; Negaciones de San Pedro (bass and choir); Presencia (string quartet and piano); Per due.
  • 1976: Superposiciones variables.; Así; Tiempos (violoncello and piano); Pieza I.
  • 1977: Achode (clarinet quintet).
  • 1978: Villanesca; Entrada; Juegos.
  • 1979: A mi aire; Qué familia; Superficie número 5 (double bass).
  • 1980: Variantes combinadas (chamber ensemble); Symphony No.2.; Galatea, Rocinante y Preciosa; Koankinteto; Variantes combinadas.
  • 1981: Béla Bartók I; Tres piezas.
  • 1984: Las siete palabras de Cristo en la Cruz.
  • 1985: Variaciones concertantes (Espacios variados número 2).
  • 1986: Nostálgico (piano and orchestra).
  • 1987: Perpétuo, cántico, final (piano).
  • 1988: El retablillo de Don Cristóbal; Per a Fréderic (trio).
  • 1989: La Celestina.
  • 1990: Symphony Nº 3.
  • 1992: Scherzo.
  • 2001: Fantasías.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Luis Mazorra Incera, "Carmelo Bernaola". Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. [N.p.]: Fondo Bernardo Estornés Lasa, 2009.
  2. ^
    John Tyrrell
    (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
  3. ^ "Carmelo Bernaola". Biografías y Vidas. Retrieved 4 April 2012.

Further reading

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