Joaquín Valverde Durán
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He studied at the Madrid Conservatory under José Aranguren (harmony), Pedro Sarmiento (flute) and Emilio Arrieta (composition). He was a brilliant flautist, playing in military bands and theatre orchestras from the age of 13, and winning first prize in flute at the Conservatory in 1867. He won the composition prize in 1870. He wrote two manuals for flautists (1874; ''La flauta: su historia, su estudia'', 1886). Between 1871 and 1889 he was a professional theatre conductor.
His first symphony ''Batylo'' was written in 1871. His reputation as a composer was made, however, with a series of zarzuelas (light operas), written in collaboration with Federico Chueca. It appears that Chueca provided most of the melodies and Valverde provided the orchestral polish. They worked together on ''Un maestro de obra prima'' (1877), ''La Canción de la Lola'' (1880), ''Luces y sombras'' and ''Fiesta Nacional'' (both 1882), ''Cádiz'' (1886), ''El año pasado por agua'' (1889), and other operas. Their masterpiece was ''La gran vía'' (Madrid, 2 July 1886), which was played in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, New York, Vienna, and many other theatres in Europe. It was premiered in London in 1906 as ''Castles in Spain''.
A march from ''Cádiz'' (originally a hymn to a general, written in 1868 by Chueca alone) proved enormously popular in Spain, and it competed for popularity with the national anthem among the military. Both Valverde and Chueca were awarded the Military Grand Cross.
Valverde also collaborated with Manuel Fernández Caballero, Julián Romea, Ruperto Chapí, Arturo Saco del Valle, José Rogel, Tomás Bretón, Tomás López Torregrosa and José Serrano (''La suerte loca'', 1907). Less successful were operas Valverde wrote alone, such as ''La baraja francesa'' (1890).
His other works include two symphonies and over 200 other orchestral works.
His son "Quinito" Valverde (Joaquín Valverde Sanjuán) carried on his father's tradition. Provided by Wikipedia
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21by Valverde, Joaquín, 1846-1910
Published 1920
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Published 1919
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Published 1923
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Published 1930
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Published 1953
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Published 2006
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Published 1907
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Published 1897
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Published 1917
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Published 1876
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Published 1890
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Published 1905
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Published 1891
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Published 1917
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Published 1917
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Published 1917
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Published 1917
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