Daniel Fortea i Guimerà (28 April 1878 in Benlloc, Spain – 5 March 1953 in Castellón de la Plana, Spain) was a Spanish guitarist, composer, and music educator.
| Daniel Fortea | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1878-04-28)April 28, 1878 Benlloc, Spain |
| Died | March 5, 1953(1953-03-05) (aged 74) Castellón, Spain |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Instrument | Classical Guitar |
Biography
In his childhood, Fortea learned the clarinette, guitar and bandurria. From 1898 until 1909 he studied with Francisco Tárrega in Castellón de la Plana. His fellow students were, among others, Emilio Pujol and Miguel Llobet.
In 1909 Fortea founded in Madrid his own music school and began the Fortea Library, one of the most important collections of music for guitar. He also concertized and wrote works for guitar. One of his disciples was Paulino Bernabe Senior, who became a noted luthier.
Works for guitar (incomplete listing)
- Alegrías sobre temas populares (1958)
- Allegro de concierto, Op.11
- Aquelarre, Op.32
- Balada, Op.47 (1947)
- Canción de Madre, Op.2 (1919)
- Capricho-Estudio, Op.13
- Cuentos infantiles, Op.12 (Canción de Cuna; Canción de Navidad; Marusiña)
- Danza de Gnomos, Op.23
- Danza de Muñecos de Carton, Op.31
- Elegía a Tárrega, Op.15
- En mi refugio, Op.42
- Estoy sólo!, Op.43
- Estudios poéticos, Op.25 (1929) (Dialogand; Serenata; Romance; Noche de Luna)
- Evacación, Op.16
- Hoja de violeta, Op.41, №1
- Homenaje a Sors, Op.46
- Impromptu, Op.17
- Improvisación (Gavota), Op.1 (1919)
- La Paxarina, Op.3
- Madrigal, Op.21
- Meditación, Op.24
- Murmullos, Op.27
- Nocturno, Op.33
- Pétalo de rosa, Op.41, №2
- Preludios, Op.37
- Remanso, Op.44
- Romanza, Op.7
- Sonatina, Op.20
- Suite espanola, Op.22 (Andaluza. Capricho; Solea; Granadina)
- Toledo, Op.14
Bibliography
- Antonio Pérez Llopis, José Vicente Ripolles Daniel Fortea, la guitarra Castelló de la Plana: Diputació, 1989
- Daniel Fortea Méthode de guitare (Madrid: Biblioteca Fortea. Diverse editions)
References
- A.P.Sharpe: The story of the Spanish guitar. 1963, page 41
- Page of the Biblioteca Fortea, 2 November 2010
External links
- Daniel Fortea (1860 - 1947) Biography of Daniel Fortea from California State University. 2011.
- 1878 births
- 1953 deaths
- 19th-century classical composers
- 19th-century Spanish people
- 20th-century classical composers
- 20th-century Spanish people
- Composers for the classical guitar
- Spanish classical composers
- Spanish male classical composers
- Spanish classical guitarists
- Spanish male guitarists
- 20th-century Spanish musicians
- 20th-century guitarists
- 20th-century Spanish male musicians
- 19th-century Spanish male musicians