He was a director of music for an artillery regiment during the Napoleonic Wars. An early melodrame which was voiced by Gomis was performed at Valencia in 1817.[2]
Gomis's political views caused him to live in exile after the accession of Ferdinand VII in 1823, in Paris and in London. In both cities, he was a friend of his fellow exile the composer Santiago Masarnau, whom he may have introduced to London musical life. In Paris, Gomis wrote a successful singing method, published in 1826 with dedications to Gioacchino Rossini and François-Adrien Boieldieu, and in London his choral work L'inverno was performed in 1827. In 1830, his opera Aben-Humeya was performed in Paris.[4] Gomis's Paris operas Diable à Seville (1831) (staged with the support of Rossini) and Le revenant (1836) gained respectful reviews from Hector Berlioz.[5]Le portefaix, the most successful of his operas,[2] had a libretto by Eugène Scribe (originally offered to the composer Giacomo Meyerbeer).[6]
Gomis was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by King Louis-Philippe. Gomis died in Paris in 1836 of tuberculosis, leaving a number of works unfinished, including the opera Le comte Julien, also to a libretto by Scribe (and eventually set in 1851 by Sigismond Thalberg as Florinda).[2]
Montmartre Cemetery
Bibliographyedit
Berlioz, Hector (ed. Katherine Kolb): Berlioz on Music: Selected Criticism, 1824–1837 Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015); ISBN9780199391950
Dowling, John: "Gomis (y Colomer), José Melchor [Melchior]", in Grove Music Online(subscription required), accessed 23 August 2015.
Johnson, Janet: "Rossini in Bologna and Paris during the Early 1830s: New Letters", in Revue de Musicologie, vol. 79 (1993) no. 1, pp. 67–83.
Letellier, Robert: Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots: An Evangel of Religion and Love (Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014); ISBN9781443860840
Referencesedit
^"José Melchor Gomis, un compositor romántico olvidado". El País. 12 August 1978. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
josé, melchor, gomis, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, gomis, second, maternal, family, name, colomer, colomer, january, 1791, august, 1836, spanish, romantic, composer, 1791, 1836, portrait, gonzalo, salvá, original, conservatoire, valenciacaree. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Gomis and the second or maternal family name is Colomer Jose Melchor Gomis y Colomer 6 January 1791 4 August 1836 was a Spanish Romantic composer Jose Melchor Gomis 1791 1836 portrait by Gonzalo Salva original in the Conservatoire ValenciaCareer editHe was born in Ontinyent Vall d Albaida Valencia Province 1 He was a director of music for an artillery regiment during the Napoleonic Wars An early melodrame which was voiced by Gomis was performed at Valencia in 1817 2 He wrote the music of the Himno de Riego 3 named after the rebellious General Riego 1784 1823 and since used as the national anthem by various republican governments of Spain Gomis s political views caused him to live in exile after the accession of Ferdinand VII in 1823 in Paris and in London In both cities he was a friend of his fellow exile the composer Santiago Masarnau whom he may have introduced to London musical life In Paris Gomis wrote a successful singing method published in 1826 with dedications to Gioacchino Rossini and Francois Adrien Boieldieu and in London his choral work L inverno was performed in 1827 In 1830 his opera Aben Humeya was performed in Paris 4 Gomis s Paris operas Diable a Seville 1831 staged with the support of Rossini and Le revenant 1836 gained respectful reviews from Hector Berlioz 5 Le portefaix the most successful of his operas 2 had a libretto by Eugene Scribe originally offered to the composer Giacomo Meyerbeer 6 Gomis was made a Chevalier of the Legion d honneur by King Louis Philippe Gomis died in Paris in 1836 of tuberculosis leaving a number of works unfinished including the opera Le comte Julien also to a libretto by Scribe and eventually set in 1851 by Sigismond Thalberg as Florinda 2 nbsp Montmartre CemeteryBibliography editBerlioz Hector ed Katherine Kolb Berlioz on Music Selected Criticism 1824 1837 Oxford Oxford University Press 2015 ISBN 9780199391950 Dowling John Gomis y Colomer Jose Melchor Melchior in Grove Music Online subscription required accessed 23 August 2015 Johnson Janet Rossini in Bologna and Paris during the Early 1830s New Letters in Revue de Musicologie vol 79 1993 no 1 pp 67 83 Letellier Robert Meyerbeer s Les Huguenots An Evangel of Religion and Love Cambridge Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2014 ISBN 9781443860840References edit Jose Melchor Gomis un compositor romantico olvidado El Pais 12 August 1978 Retrieved 23 August 2015 a b c Dowling n d El Himno de Riego la musica de la Republica El Mundo 28 November 2003 Retrieved 23 August 2015 Johnson 1993 67 71 Berlioz 2015 57 Letellier 2014 1 nbsp This article about the music of Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Melchor Gomis amp oldid 1218346327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
