Ramon Carnicer

Ramon Carnicer

Portrait of Carnicer, c. 1830
Born Ramon Carnicer i Batlle
October 24, 1789(1789-10-24)
Tàrrega, Catalonia, Spain
Died March 17, 1855(1855-03-17) (aged 65)
Madrid, Spain
Residence until 1796, Tàrrega; 1796-1806, La Seu d'Urgell; 1806-1808 and 1814-1823, Barcelona; 1808-1814, Mahon; 1823-1827, Paris and London; 1827-1855, Madrid
Nationality Spanish
Education Carles Baguer
Occupation Composer, conductor and opera house director
Known for Chile national anthem, ouverture for Il barbiere di Siviglia
Spouse married
Children yes
Relatives brother: Miquel Carnicer (1796-1866), guitarist

Ramon Carnicer i Batlle (October 24, 1789 – March 17, 1855) was a Catalan composer and opera conductor, today best known for composing the National Anthem of Chile.

Carnicer was born in Tàrrega, Catalonia (Spain). His first major positions were as conductor for the opera, and he was influential in the development of the Spanish national opera style, zarzuela. He conducted the Italian Opera in Barcelona from 1818 to 1820, and the Royal Opera in Madrid from 1828 to 1830, as well as composing nine operas.

In 1830, he accepted a position as professor of composition at the Madrid Conservatory, which he would retain until his retirement in 1854. He composed a variety of songs, church music, and symphonies; his best-remembered composition today being the National Anthem of Chile. He died in Madrid in 1855.

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Works

Opera

(Some of his operas are lost but we now about them thanks to some references from the documents of his period. It's also not 100% clear that three or four of these pieces were written by Carnicer)

Instrumental

Vocal

Notes

  1. ^ Ressenya periodística de la reestrena Edited: Madrid: Instituto Complutense de Ciencias Musicales, 2005
  2. ^ published in a modern edition. Barcelona: Tritó, 2002
  3. ^ published in a modern edition by Boileau,[1] 2011.Transcription and revition: Jordi Soler
  4. ^ One of them published in a modern edition. Ramon Carnicer. Sonata número 6 per a orgue o forte piano, edició de Maria Assumpció Ester-Sala. Sabadell: La Mà de Guido, 1988
  5. ^ Modern edition. Barcelona: Tritó, 1994
  6. ^ Fragment de la partitura, en facsímil
  7. ^ Facsímil de la partitura
  8. ^ Editada modernament en text original i traduccions catalana i castellana. Barcelona: Tritó, 1997

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