Composer Datebook: April 16
Federico Mompou (16 April 1893 – 30 June 1987), was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was a Spanish Catalan composer. He was also a known pianist in his time.
Best known for songs and solo piano music, his Scènes d'enfants (1915–1918) inspired the French critic Émile Vuillermoz to proclaim Mompou as the successor to Claude Debussy.
Mompou's numerous awards include:
Mompou became a member of the Royal Academy of San Jorge in Barcelona as an initial supporter of Franco, however, he lived quietly until his death from respiratory failure, aged 94.
Video Credit:
Federico Mompou "Impresiones Intimas" (Luis Angel Martinez - Piano). Youtube, uploaded by Luis Angel Martinez. Accessed April 16, 2016.
Image Credit:
Federico Mompou.
Lionel Salter. "Federico Mompou", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. by Stanley Sadie. (London: Macmillan, 1980), XII, 476.
Federico Mompou, Spanish Composer
Federico Mompou (16 April 1893 – 30 June 1987), was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was a Spanish Catalan composer. He was also a known pianist in his time.
Best known for songs and solo piano music, his Scènes d'enfants (1915–1918) inspired the French critic Émile Vuillermoz to proclaim Mompou as the successor to Claude Debussy.
Mompou's numerous awards include:
- Chevalier des arts et lettres (France)
- Premio Nacional de Musica
- Doctor honoris causa, University of Barcelona
- Medalla d'Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Mompou became a member of the Royal Academy of San Jorge in Barcelona as an initial supporter of Franco, however, he lived quietly until his death from respiratory failure, aged 94.
Video Credit:
Federico Mompou "Impresiones Intimas" (Luis Angel Martinez - Piano). Youtube, uploaded by Luis Angel Martinez. Accessed April 16, 2016.
Image Credit:
Federico Mompou.
Resource:
Lionel Salter. "Federico Mompou", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. by Stanley Sadie. (London: Macmillan, 1980), XII, 476.
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