Generación del 51 is a designation for one of a series of "generations" of Spanish composers, identifying a group born between 1924 and 1938.
Members of this group of composers from the Basque and Castilian-speaking regions of Spain include: [1]
- Carmelo Alonso Bernaola (1929–2002)
- Miguel Alonso (1925–2002)
- Ángel Arteaga (1928–1984)
- Cristóbal Halffter (1930–2021)
- Ramón Barce (1928–2008)
- Agustín Bertomeu (born 1929)
- Amando Blanquer (1935–2005)
- Francisco Calés (1925–1985)
- Manuel Castillo (1930–2005)
- Juan José Falcón Sanabria (born 1936)
- Antón García Abril (1933–2021)
- Agustín González Acilu (born 1929)
- Juan Hidalgo (1927–2018)
- Ángel Oliver (1937–2005)
- Luis de Pablo (1930–2021)
- Claudio Prieto (1934–2015)
In their earlier works, members of this generation tended toward the avant-garde, with post-Webernian serialism evident in the work of Halffter and Luis de Pablo in particular. By the end of the 1970s a mellowing of their language becomes apparent, and during the 1980s many of them began to turn to tonality of one sort or another. [1]
The Catalan members of this generation are associated with the reforming and renewing tendencies that emerged after the post-Civil War isolation: [2] [1]
- Xavier Benguerel i Godó (1931–2017)
- Joan Guinjoan (1931–2019)
- Josep Mestres Quadreny (1929–2021)
- Josep Soler i Sardà (1935-2022)
Soler's compositional palette involves serial techniques, and he is particularly noted for his dramatic music. [1]
References
Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. ISBN 9780195170672.</ref>
- ^ a b c d New Grove Dict. M&M 2001, "Spain" (§I: Art music: 6. 20th century) by Belen Perez Castillo.
- ^ New Grove Dict. M&M 2001, "Barcelona" by Maricarmen Gómez.
Further reading
- Charles Soler, Agustín. 2002. Análisis de la música española del siglo XX: En torno a la Generación del 51. Valencia: Rivera.
- Sagastume, Manu. 1996. "La Generación del 51." Kantuz, no. 32 (July–August): 27.
