Fernando (Ferran) Jaumandreu Obradors (1897–1945) was a Spanish composer. Obradors was taught

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by his mother, but taught himself composition,

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and

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. He became conductor of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, and later taught at Las Palmas Conservatory. Between 1921 and 1941 he wrote four volumes of arrangements of classic Spanish poetry, "Canciones clásicas españolas". He is best known for the

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which is volume one. One of the poems, "La casada infiel", was written by his friend Federico García Lorca. Although he wrote many works for the theatre, none have held their place in the repertoire. His orchestral work "El Poema de la Jungla" is inspired by ''

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"Art Song Composers of Spain: An Encyclopedia"
. 2009. Many of his contemporaries left Spain to find fame in France, but Obradors remained true to his

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roots. His first surname is sometimes split into two Catalan names – Jaume Andreu.

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* Canciones clásicas españolas, Volumen 1 para canto y piano. Contents: 'La mi sola, Laureola', 'Al Amor', '¿Corazón, porqué pasáis', 'El majo celoso', 'Con amores, la mi madre', 'Del cabello más sutil', 'Coplas de Curro Dulce'. Music Sales America, 1994 - 30 pages.
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