Daniel Fortea i Guimerà (28 April 1878 in

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– 5 March 1953 in

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, Spain) was a Spanish guitarist, composer, and music educator.

Biography

In his childhood, Fortea learned the clarinette,

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and

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. From 1898 until 1909 he studied with

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. His fellow students were, among others,

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and

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. In 1909 Fortea founded in

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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

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, who became a noted

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.Page of the Biblioteca Fortea
2 November 2010

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

External links

Biography of Daniel Fortea from

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