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Francesc Alió

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Catalan composer, pianist and musicologist
Portrait of Francesc Alio I Brea

Francesc Alió i Brea (Spanish Francisco Alió; Barcelona, 27 March 1862 – Barcelona, 31 March 1908) was a Spanish composer. In 1892, he wrote the music of Els Segadors, the Catalan national anthem, based on a folk tune, in his Cançons populars catalanes. He was one of the generation turning to Catalan song in the 1890s.

Works, editions and recordings

  • Cançó de l'estrella; Plor de la tòrtora on Jacint Verdaguer i el lied català. M. Teresa Garrigosa, soprano; Emili Blasco, piano La mà de Guido, 2005.
  • La Renaixenca – Conchita Badía, soprano; Pere Vallribera, piano. Sings Cançons Populars Catalanes and songs by Enric Morera. Vinyl LP. Label: LACANCO Edigsa 10/11.

References

  1. Tradiciones discursivas: edición de textos orales y escritos, p. 84 Ramón Santiago, Ana Valenciano, Instituto Universitario Menéndez Pidal – 2006 "La tendencia empezó a imponerse hacia 1890, con Francesc Alió, Cansons populars catalanes (sin fecha), Vicent M. Giben, Cancons populan catalanes, harmonisades (sin fecha), Enric Morera, Cancons catalanes, harmonisades (1897),"

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