Francisco Salvador-Daniel (

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17 February 1831 -

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24 May 1871) was a French composer and

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of Spanish origin.Arlette Millard, ''Félicien David et l'aventure saint-simonienne en Orient'', Paris, les Presses franciliennes, 2005, p93

Biography

His father was a Spanish musician of Jewish origin who came to France as a refugee. After studies at the

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, Francisco Salvador-Daniel became a violin teacher at

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in 1853. He transcribed and translated songs from

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, and adapted them for western instruments. After his return to Paris, he was music critic for ''La Lanterne'', the satirical magazine of

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. During the

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, he became director of the Conservatoire and was executed by the "Versaillais" royalists during the final "Semaine sanglante" (Bloody Week) of the Commune.

Works

* ''Musique et instruments de musique du Maghreb'', La Boîte à documents, 1986 2-906164-00-3 * ''The Music and musical instruments of the Arab: with introduction on how to appreciate Arab music'', by Francesco Salvador-Daniel, edited with notes, memoir, bibliography and thirty examples and illustrations, by Henry George Farmer, translation of : ''La musique arabe, ses rapports avec la musique grecque et le chant grégorien'', Londres, W. Reeves, 1914 * ''La musique arabe, ses rapports avec la musique grecque et le chant grégorien'', Alger, Adolphe Jourdan, 187
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* ''Cours de plain-chant, dédié aux élèves-maîtres des écoles normales primaires'', by Salvador Daniel (father and son), Paris, P. Dupont, 1864

Recordings

* 5 songs in French on ''Amel chante la Méditerranée'' - Amel Brahim-Djelloul (soprano), Ensemble Amedyez, Rachid Brahim-Jelloul. AmeSon 2009

References

Bibliography

*Stefano A. E. Leoni, "L’Orientalismo eclettico di Francisco Salvador-Daniel, musicista, ricercatore e comunardo: una prima ricognizione", in Studi Urbinati 81, 2011, pp. 289–302

External links

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