In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Vives and the second or maternal family name is Roig; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Amadeu Vives i Roig (Catalan pronunciation:[əməˈðewˈβiβəziˈrɔtʃ]; 18 November 1871 – 2 December 1932) was a Spanish musical composer, creator of over a hundred stage works. He is best known for Doña Francisquita, which Christopher Webber has praised for its "easy lyricism, fluent orchestration and colourful evocation of 19th Century Madrid—not to mention its memorable vocal and choral writing", and characterizes as "without doubt the best known and loved of all his works, one of the few zarzuelas which has 'travelled' abroad" .[1]
A Catalan, Vives was born in Collbató, near Montserrat. He studied in Barcelona under José Ribera, and in 1891 helped found the influential Orfeó Català choral society, a key element in the Catalan musical renaissance. He then became an early pupil of Felipe Pedrell, a fundamental figure of 20th century Spanish music. He soon moved to Madrid, where he lived the rest of his life, first publishing a series of concert works, solo and much-loved choral songs before turning to the zarzuelas on which his fame rests.[1]
Before turning to zarzuela, Vives wrote a successful Catalan-language stage play, Jo no sabia que el món era així ("I didn't know the world was like this", 1929) and an ambitious four-act opera Artús (1897, Barcelona) based on Sir Walter Scott. A year later, his first zarzuela, the one-act (género chico) La primera del barrio, was produced at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. His next several zarzuelas met some critical acclaim—particularly for Don Lucas del Cigarral (1899) and La balada de la luz (1900)—but his real critical and popular breakthrough came with the one-act Bohemios (1904). Vives drew on the same literary source as Giacomo Puccini's masterpiece La bohème, but his score shows French rather than Italian influences, as well as his own growing individuality.[1]
Soon after, he wrote two one-act zarzuelas in collaboration with Gerónimo Giménez: El húsar de la guardia (1904) and La gatita blanca (1905) both remain in the repertory of zarzuela a century later, though other once-popular works, such as Los viajes de Gulliver (1911), have faded. Many of his other works continue to be performed: the operettaLa generala (1912; set in "Oxford and Cambridge"); the pastoral opera Maruxa (1914, without spoken parts); Doña Francisquita (1923), which Webber characterizes as perhaps the finest of all three-act género grande zarzuelas" and "without doubt the best-known and -loved of all Vives' works"; and La villana (1927). His last works, the two-act zarzuelasLos flamencos (1928) and Noche de verbena (1929) "have not proved so durable" (Webber); the comedia líricaTalismán (1932) was a critical success, but a commercial failure.[1] Vives died in Madrid in 1932.
Isaac Albéniz once said that if Vives had sought to compose with a universal accent, he could have undoubtedly have been a major international figure. He aspired to become a symphonic composer, but never pursued that ambition. Webber remarks that "Perhaps he simply lacked the confidence to try. His autobiographical book Sofía (1923) paints a revealing picture of a nervous figure," suffering from several physical disabilities, and "never entirely satisfied with being 'just' the leading zarzuelero of his day."[1]
^ abcdeAmadeo Vives on zarzuela.net, accessed 19 December 2006.
Sourcesedit
Webber, Christopher: The Zarzuela Companion. London, Scarecrow Press, 2003 Foreword by Plácido Domingo
Christopher Webber, Amadeo Vives on zarzuela.net
Bibliographyedit
Regidor Arribas, R.; Granados, V. Articles contiguts al Programa de la representació de Doña Francisquita al Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid. 1998 (in Spanish)
Hernández Girbal, F. Amadeo Vives. El músico y el hombre. Madrid: Ediciones Lira, 1971. (in Spanish)
Lladó i Figueres, Josep M. Amadeu Vives (1871-1932). Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, 1988. (Biblioteca Serra d'Or). ISBN84-7202-950-6. (in Catalan)
Marco, Tomás. Historia de la música española. Siglo XX. Madrid: Alianza, 1983. ISBN84-206-8506-2(in Spanish)
Mendoza, Cristina. Ramon Casas, Retrats al carbó. Sabadell: Editorial AUSA, 1995. 282 p. ISBN84-8043-009-5(in Catalan)
Sagardía, Angel. Vives. Barcelona: Edicions de Nou Art Thor, DL 1982. (Gent Nostra; 20). ISBN84-7327-059-2(in Catalan)
Personal papers of Amadeu Vives in Biblioteca de Catalunya
January 01, 1970
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In this Catalan name the first or paternal surname is Vives and the second or maternal family name is Roig both are generally joined by the conjunction i Amadeu Vives i Roig Catalan pronunciation emeˈdew ˈbibez i ˈrɔtʃ 18 November 1871 2 December 1932 was a Spanish musical composer creator of over a hundred stage works He is best known for Dona Francisquita which Christopher Webber has praised for its easy lyricism fluent orchestration and colourful evocation of 19th Century Madrid not to mention its memorable vocal and choral writing and characterizes as without doubt the best known and loved of all his works one of the few zarzuelas which has travelled abroad 1 Amadeu VivesBorn 1871 11 18 18 November 1871Collbato Catalonia SpainDied2 December 1932 1932 12 02 aged 61 Madrid SpainResting placeMontjuic Cemetery BarcelonaNationalitySpanishOther namesAmadeoEducationJosep Ribera Felipe PedrellOccupation s Composer writer and impresarioKnown forDona FrancisquitaSpouseMontserrat GinerChildrenone The personal papers of Amadeu Vives are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya Contents 1 Biography 2 Reputation 3 Operas 4 References 4 1 Sources 5 Bibliography 6 External linksBiography edit nbsp Bust of Amadeu Vives at the Palau de la Musica Catalana A Catalan Vives was born in Collbato near Montserrat He studied in Barcelona under Jose Ribera and in 1891 helped found the influential Orfeo Catala choral society a key element in the Catalan musical renaissance He then became an early pupil of Felipe Pedrell a fundamental figure of 20th century Spanish music He soon moved to Madrid where he lived the rest of his life first publishing a series of concert works solo and much loved choral songs before turning to the zarzuelas on which his fame rests 1 Before turning to zarzuela Vives wrote a successful Catalan language stage play Jo no sabia que el mon era aixi I didn t know the world was like this 1929 and an ambitious four act opera Artus 1897 Barcelona based on Sir Walter Scott A year later his first zarzuela the one act genero chico La primera del barrio was produced at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid His next several zarzuelas met some critical acclaim particularly for Don Lucas del Cigarral 1899 and La balada de la luz 1900 but his real critical and popular breakthrough came with the one act Bohemios 1904 Vives drew on the same literary source as Giacomo Puccini s masterpiece La boheme but his score shows French rather than Italian influences as well as his own growing individuality 1 Soon after he wrote two one act zarzuelas in collaboration with Geronimo Gimenez El husar de la guardia 1904 and La gatita blanca 1905 both remain in the repertory of zarzuela a century later though other once popular works such as Los viajes de Gulliver 1911 have faded Many of his other works continue to be performed the operetta La generala 1912 set in Oxford and Cambridge the pastoral opera Maruxa 1914 without spoken parts Dona Francisquita 1923 which Webber characterizes as perhaps the finest of all three act genero grande zarzuelas and without doubt the best known and loved of all Vives works and La villana 1927 His last works the two act zarzuelas Los flamencos 1928 and Noche de verbena 1929 have not proved so durable Webber the comedia lirica Talisman 1932 was a critical success but a commercial failure 1 Vives died in Madrid in 1932 nbsp Amadeu Vives seen by Ramon Casas MNAC Reputation editIsaac Albeniz once said that if Vives had sought to compose with a universal accent he could have undoubtedly have been a major international figure He aspired to become a symphonic composer but never pursued that ambition Webber remarks that Perhaps he simply lacked the confidence to try His autobiographical book Sofia 1923 paints a revealing picture of a nervous figure suffering from several physical disabilities and never entirely satisfied with being just the leading zarzuelero of his day 1 Operas editArtus 1895 Don Lucas del Cigarral 1899 La balada de la luz 1900 Euda d Uriach 1900 Los amores de la Ines 1902 with Manuel de Falla Bohemios 1904 El husar de la guardia 1904 El arte de ser bonita 1905 La gatita blanca 1906 Juegos malabares 1909 Colomba 1910 La generala 1912 El carro del sol 1911 Maruxa 1914 La balada de Carnaval 1919 Dona Francisquita 1923 La villana 1927 Talisman 1932 References edit a b c d e Amadeo Vives on zarzuela net accessed 19 December 2006 Sources edit Webber Christopher The Zarzuela Companion London Scarecrow Press 2003 Foreword by Placido Domingo Christopher Webber Amadeo Vives on zarzuela netBibliography editRegidor Arribas R Granados V Articles contiguts al Programa de la representacio deDona Francisquitaal Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid 1998 in Spanish Hernandez Girbal F Amadeo Vives El musico y el hombre Madrid Ediciones Lira 1971 in Spanish Llado i Figueres Josep M Amadeu Vives 1871 1932 Publicacions de l Abadia de Montserrat 1988 Biblioteca Serra d Or ISBN 84 7202 950 6 in Catalan Marco Tomas Historia de la musica espanola Siglo XX Madrid Alianza 1983 ISBN 84 206 8506 2 in Spanish Mendoza Cristina Ramon Casas Retrats al carbo Sabadell Editorial AUSA 1995 282 p ISBN 84 8043 009 5 in Catalan Sagardia Angel Vives Barcelona Edicions de Nou Art Thor DL 1982 Gent Nostra 20 ISBN 84 7327 059 2 in Catalan External links editFree scores by Amadeu Vives i Roig in the Choral Public Domain Library ChoralWiki Personal papers of Amadeu Vives in Biblioteca de Catalunya Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amadeu Vives i Roig amp oldid 1218346738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
