José Antonio Santesteban

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José Antonio Santesteban (San Sebastián, 1809 – San Sebastián, 1884[1]) was a Basque composer, who in the year of his death 1884 completed Prudente, the first opera in Basque to a libretto by Serafin Baroja.[2][3][4][5] He was organist in Santa Maria, Donostia.[6][7]

Works

  • Basque opera Prudente
  • Spanish zarzuela La Tapada
  • 22 masses
  • Método teórica-práctico de Canto Llano
  • Método elemental de solfeo

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario de la música y los músicos – Volume 3 – Page 152 Mariano Pérez Gutiérrez – 1985 "SANTESTEBAN, José Juan (San Sebastián, 1809 – San Sebastián, 1884). Comp. vasco, gran propulsor del movimiento musical donostiarra. Escribió la zarzuela La Tapada, unas 22 misas, Método teórica-práctico de Canto Llano, etc.)
  2. ↑ Pío Baroja The city of the discreet Page 1 1917 Introduction: "He composed the libretto of the first Basque opera ever produced, the music of which was by Santesteban. He is said to have been responsible for the libretto of one other opera — a Spanish one.
  3. ↑ Samuel Edward Hill Initiation, satiation, resignation: the development of Baroja's ... – Page 10 1964 "His father was a mining engineer and, by avocation, a writer of popular cantos in the Basque language as well as Spanish. Prudente, written by Baroja's father, is the first Basque opera known. Baroja himself attributed his interest in literature to ..."
  4. ↑ Obituaries from the Times, 1951–1960 Page 45 Frank C. Roberts – 1979 "His father was the author of the first Basque opera and of popular songs in the Basque language. The young Baroja studied medicine at Valencia and took a medical degree in Madrid at the age of 21."
  5. ↑ Ramón Zallo -Les basques, aujourd'hui – Page 198 2007 Le premier (Pudente), avec une musique de José Antonio Santesteban sur un livret de Serafin Baroja, fut représenté por la première fois en 1884 à Donostia.
  6. ↑ ISO journal: – Numéros 22 à 24 – Page 36 International Society of Organbuilders – 2006 – Extraits "Sein Sohn José Antonio Santesteban, ebenfalls Organist in Santa Maria, fährt in dieser Tätigkeit fort und wird schließlich zum "Vertreter des Hauses Cavaillé-Coll in San Sebastian". Auf die selbe Art und Weise veranlasst José ..."
  7. ↑ Échanges musicaux franco-espagnols: – Page 206 François Lesure, Académie musicale de Villecroze – 2000 Plusieurs pianistes espagnols ont travaillé ainsi avec lui ; citons, entre autres, Eduardo Compta, Isaac Albéniz, Joaquîn Canals, José Antonio Santesteban, Esteban Martî et Agustî Salvans"


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