Antón García Abril

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Abril.
Excelentísimo Señor Don
Antón García Abril
OAXS
Born19 May 1933
Teruel, Spain
Died17 March 2021(2021-03-17) (aged 87)
Madrid, Spain
GenresFilm score, classical
Occupation(s)Composer, musician

Antón García Abril OAXS (19 May 1933 – 17 March 2021) was a Spanish composer and musician.[1] He composed many classical orchestral works, chamber and vocal pieces, as well as over 150 scores for film and television.

Biography[edit]

Between 1974 and 2003, he was head of the department of Compositions and Musical Forms (Composición y Formas Musicales) of the Madrid Royal Conservatory, and in 1982 he was elected a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. In 1994, he was awarded Spain's Premio Nacional de Música for composition, and in 2008, he was also named a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia.

He died on 17 March 2021, at the age of 87 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[2][3]

Classical Works[edit]

García Abril has composed as many orchestral works as he has chamber and vocal pieces, and he has composed music for films and television series such as El hombre y la Tierra, Fortunata y Jacinta, Anillos de oro, Segunda enseñanza, Brigada Central, Ramón y Cajal, La ciudad no es para mí and Compuesta y sin novio.

In 1966, he composed the soundtrack for the film Texas, Adios, a Spaghetti Western starring Franco Nero. Also, in 1969, he worked alongside Rafael Romero Marchent, a film director from Madrid, on the soundtrack of the movie Awkward Hands, another Spaghetti Western. He also composed the music for Amando de Ossorio's Blind Dead series of films, being Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972), Return of the Blind Dead (1973), The Ghost Galleon (1974) and Night of the Seagulls (1975).

List of works[edit]

Opera[edit]

Ballets[edit]

Musical Commedies[edit]

  • Un Millón de Rosas (1971)
  • Mata-Hari (1983)

Orchestral Works[edit]

  • Concerto for Bow Instruments (1963)
  • Hemeroscopium, Concerto for Orchestra (1972)
  • Celibidachiana (1982)
  • Introduction and Fandango, based on Bocherini's String Quintet in D major Op.40 No.2 (1984)
  • Three Sonatas for Orchestra, based on Soler's three sonatas (1984)
  • Canciones y Bailes para Dulcinea (1985)
  • Overture for the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (1987)
  • Cantos de Pleamar, for String Orchestra (1993)
  • Alhambra (1998)
  • Cartas a un Amigo (1998)
  • La Fuerza de la Creación, for the SGAE (1999)
  • El Mar de las Calmas (2000)
  • Three Scenes from the Ballet "La Gitanilla" (2003)
  • Memorandum (2004)
  • Castilla y León, Patrimonio de la Humanidad (2004)
  • Alba de Soledades for String Orchestra (2006)
  • Lumen (2008)

Concertante[edit]

  • Piano Concerto (1957-66, rev 1994)
  • Cadencias, Violin Concerto (1972)
  • Concierto Aguediano, Guitar Concerto No.1 (1978)
  • Homenaje a Sor, Four Studies for Guitar and Orchestra (1978)
  • Concierto Mudéjar, Guitar Concerto No.2 (1983)
  • Nocturnos de la Antequerela, for Piano and String Orchestra (1996)
  • Concierto de las Tierras Altas, Cello Concerto (1999)
  • Concierto de la Malvarrosa, Double Concerto for Piano, Flute and String Orchestra (2001)
  • Juventus, Double Piano Concerto (2002)
  • Concierto de Gibralfaro, Double Guitar Concerto (2003)
  • Alba de los Caminos, for Piano and String Orchestra (2007)
  • Cantos de Ordesa, Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (2012)

Voice and Orchestra[edit]

  • Three Spanish Songs, for soprano and orchestra (1962)
  • Cantico delle Creature, for four vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra (1964)
  • Homenaje a Miguel Hernández, for baritone/bass and orchestra (1965)
  • Twelve Songs on Texts by Rafael Alberti, for voice and orchestra (1969)
  • Cántico de "La Pietá", for soprano, cello, organ, mixed choir and string orchestra (1977)
  • Alegrías, Cantata-Divertimento for mezzo-soprano, child reciter, mixed children choir and orchestra (1979)
  • Asturian Songs on texts by José León Delestal, for voice and orchestra (1984)
  • Salmo de Alegría para el Siglo XXI on texts by Rafael Alberti, for soprano and string orchestra (1988)
  • Anthem of Aragón, for mixed chorus and orchestra (1988)
  • Cancions Xacobeas, Hommage to Galician Poetry for voice and orchestra, also available for voice and piano (1993)
  • Lur Kantak, Cantata for large mixed chorus and orchestra (1997)
  • Cantos Nupciales, for chorus and organ (1998)
  • Anthem for the Charles III University, for chorus and orchestra (1999)
  • Two Carols for the New Millenium, on texts by Antonio Gala and for chorus and orchestra
  • Chant of the Seven Stars, for chorus and orchestra (2004)
  • Salve, for soprano, cello, organ, choir and string orchestra (2004)

A Capella Voices[edit]

  • Pater Noster and Ave Maria (1964)
  • Two Villancetes, on texts by Gil Vicente (1966)
  • La Amapola, on a text by Juan Ramón Jiménez (1973)
  • Three Asturian Polyphonies, based on the Musical Songbook of Asturian Lyrics by Eduardo Martínez Torner (1983)
  • Miña Santiña, on a text by Rosalía de Castro (1985)
  • Hold the Vision in Our Hearts, on a text by Hellen Keller (1987)
  • Cantar de Soledades, on a text by Antonio Machado (1989)
  • Caligrafías Misteriosas, on a text by José Hierro (1995)
  • Three Watercolours of Aragon, on a text by Magdalena Lasala with optional organ or piano accompaniment (1998)
  • Three Turolean Polyphonies, based on the dances of Jorcas (1998)

Voice and Piano[edit]

  • Collection of Children's Songs, on texts by Federico Muelas (1956)
  • Two Carols from "El Alba del Alhelí" (1959)
  • Two Songs of Youth, on texts by María de Gracia Ifach (1959)
  • Three Lullabies, on texts by Rafael Alberti (1961)
  • Four Galician Songs, on texts by Rosalía de Castro (1962)
  • Three Spanish Songs, on texts by Federico García Lorca (1962)
  • Aunque Vives en Costera, on a popular Aragonese text (1963)
  • Becqueriana, on a text by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1970)
  • Songs of Valldemosa, on texts by several authors (1976)
  • Five Songs from the Cantata "Alegría", on texts by Marina Romero (1979)
  • Asturian Songs, on texts by José León Delestal (1984)
  • Hommage to Mompou, for Piano, Violin and Cello (1988)
  • Divinas Palabras, reduction for voice and piano, an orchestral version also being available (1991)
  • Songs of the Alto Duero, on a text by Antonio Machado (1993)
  • Three Poetics of the Sea, on texts by several authors (1996)
  • Castilla de la Luz, on a text by Carlos Frühbeck (2000)
  • Canciones del Jardín Secreto, on Arabic-Andalusian texts from the XI to the XVI centuries, an orchestral version also being available (2001)
  • Three Songs on Texts by Antonio Machado, for soprano and piano (2003)
  • Songs of Night and Stars, on a text by Isabel Rey (2007)
  • Songs of Memory, on texts by Fina de Calderón and José Viñals (1999-2008)
  • Songs of the Floresta (2007)
  • Songs of the Sea, Love and Sunrise, on a text Ángel González (2008)

Chamber Music[edit]

  • Sonata de Siena, Violin Sonata (1956)
  • Pieces for Flute and Piano (1964)
  • Three Pieces for Double Quintet and Percussion (1968)
  • Two Pieces for Viola and Piano (1981)
  • Two Pieces for Cello and Piano (1981)
  • Nuptial, for Two Pianos (1987)
  • Cantos del Plenilunio, for Flute and Piano (1990)
  • Chamber Music for Children, Twelve Pieces for Violin and Piano (1991)
  • Agrippa Quartet, for Piano, Violin, Cello and Clarinet (1994)
  • Madrid 1948-1998, for Two Pianos (1998)
  • Quartet for the New Millenium, for String Quartet (2005)
  • Hispalense Fantasy, for Violin and Piano (2007)
  • Offering, for Three Players (2007)
  • Boreal Chant, for Flute and Piano (2008)

Piano Music[edit]

  • Lontananzas, Piano Suite (1953)
  • Sonatina (1954)
  • Prelude and Toccata (1957)
  • Guadalquivir Sonatina (1982)
  • Mirambel Preludes (1984-96)
  • Cuadernos de Adriana, 42 Children Pieces (1985)
  • Zapateado, for 4-Hand Piano (1995)
  • Balad of the Arrayanes (1996)
  • Two Greek Pieces (2001)
  • Three Amantine Pieces (2005)
  • Three Baladillas (2006)
  • Dialogues with the Moon (2006)
  • Microprimaveras, Five Piano Pieces (2006)

Organ Music[edit]

  • Escala Peregrina (2005)

Guitar Music[edit]

  • Suite for Guitar (1965)
  • Evocations, Five Pieces (1981)
  • Mediterranean Fantasy (1987)
  • Vademecum, 24 Pieces (1987)
  • Dedicatory (1992)
  • Sonata del Pórtico (1994)
  • Three Urban Preludes (1995)
  • The Night of the Secrets (1997)
  • Music for Night Owls (2002)

Music for films and television[edit]

Between 1956 and 1994, Antón García Abril created more than 150 compositions for movies and television. He has provided soundtracks for the films:

He also created the soundtracks of the television series:

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hilary Hahn performs Antón García Abril | A Spanish cultural event in Washington, D.C. on 10/28/2016". SPAIN arts & culture is the official website for the promotion of Spain's arts and culture in the USA. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ Muere el compositor Antón García Abril, autor de más de 200 bandas sonoras y de la inolvidable música de 'El hombre y la tierra Archived 18 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Muere García Abril, un músico culto y popular Archived 13 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Boletín Oficial del Estado" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

External links[edit]

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