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Identification

Type:

Person

Preferred form:

Escobar, Eduardo (1877-1942)Other forms

Fechas de existencia:

Cádiz (España) 1877 - Cádiz (España) 1942-03-02

History:

Spanish violinist, violist, composer, orchestra and band conductor.

He was born in Cádiz (Spain) in 1877, where he began his musical education. He studied violin with Jesús de Monasterio at the National Conservatory of Music in Madrid. At that time, Monasterio was director of the Sociedad de Conciertos in the capital. In 1899 he was appointed first violin in the Teatro Principal's orchestra in Cádiz. He returned to Madrid and was part of the Teatro Eslava's sextet and the Teatro Real's orchestra. He worked with Enrique Fernández Arbós in the Sociedad de Conciertos in 1905; and a year later, he premiered his first work in San Sebastián, "Suite andaluza" (1906). He won the position of first viola of the Royal Chapel in 1908 and was appointed director of the Philharmonic Group. He was in charge of the Banda Municipal de Cádiz, for which he transcribed "El amor brujo" (1915) and "La vida breve" (1904-1913), both works by Manuel de Falla, by whom he had personally authorized. He also conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica Gaditana and premiered "Andalucía" (1932), a currently missing work. Other well-known pieces by the composer are "Cuarteto en Sol menor"; "Gavota"; "La ninfa y el sátiro"; and the processional march "Ecce Homo". He died on March 2, 1942 in Cádiz (Spain).