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Julián Bautista (21 April 1901 – 8 July 1961) was a Spanish composer and conductor. He was a member of
Generation of '27 The Generation of '27 ( es, Generación del 27) was an influential group of poets that arose in Spanish literary circles between 1923 and 1927, essentially out of a shared desire to experience and work with avant-garde forms of art and poetry. ...
and the
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, the latter of which also included composers Jesús Bal y Gay,
Ernesto Halffter Ernesto Halffter Escriche (16 January 19055 July 1989) was a Spanish composer and conductor. He was the brother of Rodolfo Halffter and part of the ''Grupo de los Ocho'' ( en, Group of Eight), which formed a sub-set of the ''Generation of '27'' ...
and his brother Rodolfo, Juan José Mantecón, Fernando Remacha, Rosa García Ascot,
Salvador Bacarisse Salvador Bacarisse Chinoria (12 September 18985 August 1963) was a Spanish composer. Bacarisse was born in Madrid and studied music at the Real Conservatorio de Música there, as a student of Manuel Fernández Alberdi (piano) and Conrado del Camp ...
and Gustavo Pittaluga. He composed the soundtracks to 37 movies in addition to more than 30 other classical works. He worked actively as a conductor with such orchestras as the
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and the
Spanish National Orchestra The Orquesta Nacional de España (Spanish National Orchestra) is a symphonic orchestra that is based in Madrid, Spain. History Although the orchestra originated as of 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, it was legally founded in 1940, by the mergin ...
. Bautista was the son of Julián Bautista Swartz and Ventura Cachaza Vázquez. He began studying
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at the age of 7 and piano at the age of 11 with Pilar Fernández de la Mora. At the age of 14 he began taking courses in harmony, counterpoint, and fugue at the
Madrid Royal Conservatory The Madrid Royal Conservatory ( es, Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid) is a music college in Madrid, Spain. History The Royal Conservatory of Music was founded on July 15, 1830, by royal decree, and was originally located in Moste ...
where he was a pupil of Conrado del Campo. In 1940 he emigrated to Argentina, where he lived in
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.


Works


Selected filmography

* ''
An Evening of Love ''An Evening of Love'' (Spanish:''Un Atardecer de amor'') is a 1943 Argentine romantic drama film directed and written by Rogelio Geissmann.The film starred Floren Delbene and Ana Arneodo. Cast * Ana Arneodo * Sara Barrié * Gloria Bayardo * ...
'' (1943) * '' Our Natacha'' (1944) * '' The Phantom Lady'' (1945) * ''
Back in the Seventies ''Back in the Seventies'' (Spanish:''Allá en el setenta y tantos'') is a 1945 Argentine historical drama film directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Silvana Roth, Carlos Cores and Felisa Mary. Roth plays Cecilia Ramos, a fictionalized ve ...
'' (1945) * '' The Earring'' (1951) *'' Suburb'' (1951) * '' Don't Ever Open That Door'' (1952)


External links


Julián Bautista: website dedicated to his life and work
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