Pittaluga Gustavo (1906-1975)
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Composer, was born and died in Madrid.
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Gustavo Pittaluga (Madrid 1906-1975)
Pittaluga studied Music and Law simultaneously. He began violin studies with Julio Frances and composition with the support and guidance of Oscar Espla. Manuel de Falla also had a great influence on his musical education as the copious correspondence between them shows.
In 1930, his conference in the Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid which became known as the “Manifest of the Group” (Manifest of the Eight of Madrid, of the Generation of 1927) was published in the Gaceta
Literaria (Literary Gazette). Starting that year, Pittaluga was engaged intensely both as a composer and an orchestra conductor. In 1934 he was appointed a member of the Triton Society of Contemporary Music in Paris, along with Darius Milhaud, A. Honegger, F. Poulenc, S. Prokofiev, L Markevitch and others.
In 1937, during the Civil War, he travelled through various Latin American countries until he found a home in exile in Mexico, where he collaborated with L. Buñuel composing music for several of his films
including Viridiana, Los olvidados (The Forgotten), and Subida al cielo (Ascent to Heaven).
He was one of the first composers in exile to return to Madrid. He did so in 1962 but in poor health. In this period the UME in Madrid published his Canciones del Teatro de Lorca (Songs of Lorca's Theatre)
which he had composed previously in collaboration with Lorca himself for several plays.
His music rings with a distinct Spanish neo-classical accent and Nationalism that was more present in his music than in the music of other members of his generation.
(The Legacy of Manuel de Falla, Spanish Guitar Music from the Generation of 1927, Volume 1, Series directed & edited by Rafael Catalá)
Pittaluga studied Music and Law simultaneously. He began violin studies with Julio Frances and composition with the support and guidance of Oscar Espla. Manuel de Falla also had a great influence on his musical education as the copious correspondence between them shows.
In 1930, his conference in the Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid which became known as the “Manifest of the Group” (Manifest of the Eight of Madrid, of the Generation of 1927) was published in the Gaceta
Literaria (Literary Gazette). Starting that year, Pittaluga was engaged intensely both as a composer and an orchestra conductor. In 1934 he was appointed a member of the Triton Society of Contemporary Music in Paris, along with Darius Milhaud, A. Honegger, F. Poulenc, S. Prokofiev, L Markevitch and others.
In 1937, during the Civil War, he travelled through various Latin American countries until he found a home in exile in Mexico, where he collaborated with L. Buñuel composing music for several of his films
including Viridiana, Los olvidados (The Forgotten), and Subida al cielo (Ascent to Heaven).
He was one of the first composers in exile to return to Madrid. He did so in 1962 but in poor health. In this period the UME in Madrid published his Canciones del Teatro de Lorca (Songs of Lorca's Theatre)
which he had composed previously in collaboration with Lorca himself for several plays.
His music rings with a distinct Spanish neo-classical accent and Nationalism that was more present in his music than in the music of other members of his generation.
(The Legacy of Manuel de Falla, Spanish Guitar Music from the Generation of 1927, Volume 1, Series directed & edited by Rafael Catalá)
Composizioni (4)
Presente in antologie
- SPANISH GUITAR MUSIC FROM THE GENERATION OF 1927 Vol.1 — HOMENAJE A MATEO ALBÉNIZ
- SPANISH GUITAR MUSIC FROM THE GENERATION OF 1927 Vol.1 — ELEGÍA