José Ardevol ( Spanish: José Ardévol ) ( March 13, 1911 , Barcelona - January 7, 1981 , Havana ) is a Cuban composer and conductor of Spanish origin.
| Jose ardevol José ardévol | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | March 13, 1911 |
| Place of Birth | Barcelona , Spain |
| Date of death | January 7, 1981 (69 years) |
| Place of death | Havana , Cuba |
| A country |  Cuba |
| Professions | composer |
| Years of activity | 1934 - 1981 |
| Genres | Neoclassicism |
Biography
Even in childhood, Ardevol studied with his father, Fernando, who was a musician and conductor. Emigrated to Cuba in 1930, and from 1934 to 1952 was the director of rquestra de cámara de la Habana . In 1934 he founded the chamber orchestra, which he led until 1952. He became a professor of music in Cuba and from 1936 to 1951 he taught at universities in Havana and Oriente. From 1938 he taught at the Municipal Conservatory, and from 1976 at the Higher Institute of Arts (since 1976) in Havana [1] .
In 1942, he founded a movement called the Grupo de Renovación musical , which included several of his students, who shared his aesthetic ideals. Ardevol supported the Cuban revolution and actually became the head of the Cuban music world after Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. As part of his duties, he conducted the orchestra of the Ministry of Education. He continued to teach, work as a professor of composition at the Conservatory of Havana since 1965 and at the National School of Music since 1968.
Ardevol’s early compositions were generally written in the neoclassical style, but by the late period of his life he began to study the techniques of aleatorics and serialism. Some of his vocal works glorify communism and are devoted to revolutionary themes.
Bibliography
- Don Randel. The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music . Harvard, 1996, p. 24.
Notes
- ↑ José Ardevol Neopr . The appeal date is March 23, 2013. Archived April 6, 2013.