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==Life== | |||
'''Born:''' 19 December 1880, Azkoitia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country | |||
'''Died:''' 29 April 1956, San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa | |||
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Gipuzkoan compositor and musicologist. Began his musical studies in Donostia y Zumarraga. In 1894 studied in the Colegio Preceptoría de Baliarrain, in which he composed two of his first ''Letanías'' and a ''Zortziko'' for piano; he was then only fourteen years old, but already played the organ in the school Parish. In 1896 he entered the Society of Jesus and began his ecclesiastical studies along with the music classes. | |||
'' | The production of Otaño Eguino can be divided in three categories: musicologist, folkloric and religious. He wrote innumerable articles about religious music; In his travels he collected a large number of songs from the local folklore, which he harmonized and compiled in collections; and finally, he composed a great number of short religious works that were frequently sung in cathedrals, parishes and churches in his country. ''(Excerpts translated from the biography cited below)'' | ||
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==List of choral works== | ==List of choral works== | ||
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*[[Estrella hermosa (Nemesio Otaño Eguino)|''Estrella hermosa'']] | *[[Estrella hermosa (Nemesio Otaño Eguino)|''Estrella hermosa'']]{{LnkWeb|cantoral}} | ||
*[[Estrella hermosa (original version) (Nemesio Otaño Eguino)|''Estrella hermosa (original version)'']] | *[[Estrella hermosa (original version) (Nemesio Otaño Eguino)|''Estrella hermosa (original version)'']]{{LnkWeb|cantoral}} | ||
*[[Cristianos, venid (Nemesio Otaño Eguino)|''Cristianos, venid'']] | *[[Cristianos, venid (Nemesio Otaño Eguino)|''Cristianos, venid'']]{{LnkWeb|cantoral}} | ||
*[[Tiritando de frio (Nemesio Otaño Eguino)|''Tiritando de frio'']] | *[[Tiritando de frio (Nemesio Otaño Eguino)|''Tiritando de frio'']]{{LnkWeb|cantoral}} | ||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/112961 Biography (in Spanish)] | |||
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Revision as of 19:50, 17 November 2008
Life
Born: 19 December 1880, Azkoitia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
Died: 29 April 1956, San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa
Biography:
Gipuzkoan compositor and musicologist. Began his musical studies in Donostia y Zumarraga. In 1894 studied in the Colegio Preceptoría de Baliarrain, in which he composed two of his first Letanías and a Zortziko for piano; he was then only fourteen years old, but already played the organ in the school Parish. In 1896 he entered the Society of Jesus and began his ecclesiastical studies along with the music classes.
The production of Otaño Eguino can be divided in three categories: musicologist, folkloric and religious. He wrote innumerable articles about religious music; In his travels he collected a large number of songs from the local folklore, which he harmonized and compiled in collections; and finally, he composed a great number of short religious works that were frequently sung in cathedrals, parishes and churches in his country. (Excerpts translated from the biography cited below)
View the Wikipedia article on Nemesio Otaño Eguino.
List of choral works
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- Estrella hermosa (
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- Cristianos, venid ( )
- Tiritando de frio ( )
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