Lamote de Grignon, Juan

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Lamote de Grignon, Juan

Lamote de Grignon, Juan, Catalan conductor and composer, father of Ricardo Lamote de Grignon y Ribas; b. Barcelona, July 7, 1872; d. there, March 11, 1949. He studied at the Barcelona Cons., and upon graduation, became prof. (1890) and director (1917) there. He made his debut as a conductor in Barcelona (April 26, 1902). In 1910 he founded the Orquesta Sinfònica of Barcelona, which carried on its activity until 1924; also was founder-conductor of the Valencia Municipal Orch. (1943–49). He publ. Musique et musiciens français à Barcelone: Musique et musiciens catalans à Paris (Barcelona, 1935). He wrote an opera, Hesperia (Barcelona, Jan. 25, 1907), orch. works, an oratorio, La Nit de Nadal, and numerous songs.

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