Marià Obiols (26 November 1809 – 10 December 1888),[a] also known as Mariano Obiols, was a Catalan composer, conductor, and professor of music. He served as the music director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona from its founding in 1847 until his death. A protégé of Saverio Mercadante, he composed three operas, the cantata Il regio imeneo which inaugurated the Liceu theatre, art songs, chamber music, and several pieces of sacred music. His vocal music was largely Italianate in style, reflecting his years of study in Italy as well as the influence of Mercadante. As a professor at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, Obiols influenced the development numerous singers, composers, and conductors and wrote books on piano and solfège methods which became standard texts at the conservatory.[1][2][3][4]
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| Born | Josep Maria Obiols i Tramullas 26 November 1809 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 10 December 1888 (aged 79) Barcelona, Spain |
| Other names | Mariano Obiols |
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Notes edit
- ^ While most sources give the birth month of Obiols as November, Radigales i Babí (1998) gives it as September.
References edit
- ^ Vázquez, Roland J. (2001). "Obiols, Mariano". Grove Music Online. Retrieved 24 November 2017 (subscription required for full access).
- ^ Draayer, Suzanne Rhodes (2009). Art Song Composers of Spain: An Encyclopedia. p. 91. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810867192
- ^ Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. "Marià Obiols i Tramullas". Retrieved 24 November 2017 (in Catalan).
- ^ Radigales i Babí, Jaume (1998). Els orígens del Gran Teatre del Liceu (1837-1847), pp. 51–53. L'Abadia de Montserrat. ISBN 848415002X (in Catalan)