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Carmelo A. Bernaola
Carmelo Alonso Bernaola (16 July 1929 5 June 2002) was a Spanish composer and clarinetist from Basque Country. A member of the Generation of '51, he was one of the most influential composers in the Spanish musical scene of the second half of the 20th century. Early years Bernaola was born in Otxandio, Biscay, Spain. His father was Amado Alonso and his mother was Rufina Bernaola. He later chose to use his mother's surname, rather than his father's.Christiane Heine, "Alonso Bernaola, Carmelo", ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001). When he was 7 years old, he and his family moved to Medina de Pomar ( Burgos), where he received his first musical education. In 1943 he moved to the city of Burgos, where he studied with professor Blanco and he also played the clarinet with the local Engineers Academy Band. In 1951 he obtained a job as clarinetist with the Army Ministry B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otxandio
Otxandio (in Basque and officially, in Spanish ''Ochandiano'') is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque autonomous community, Spain. Otxandio is part of the ''comarca'' of Durangaldea and has a population of 1,269 inhabitants as of 2010 according to the Spanish National Statistics Institute. Toponymy The name of the town is documented for the first time in the 12th century. However, it would not be considered a town until the 18th century. The name in Spanish, ''Ochandiano'' is an anthroponym formed by a name and the ''-ano'' suffix, of Latin origin, probably from the evolution of the suffix ''-anum''. The origin of the word seems to come from the Basque words ''Ochoa Handia'', that may be translated as "big wolf". The name in Basque, ''Otxandio'' comes from the phonetic evolution of the Spanish variation, Ochandiano, given due to the loss of the intervocalic ''n''; from ''Ochandiano'' to ''Ochandiao'' and then ''Ochandio''. Then, the adaptati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |