Conrado del Campo

Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta[1] (28 October 1878 – 17 March 1953) was a Spanish composer, violinist and pedagogue.

Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta

Career

Del Campo was born in Madrid and became professor at the Real Conservatorio de Música in Madrid in 1915, where he was an especially influential teacher.[1] Among his pupils were Salvador Bacarisse, Julián Bautista, and Fernando Remacha. See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Conrado del Campo.

His compositions were played in the Theatre Real of Madrid for José María Alvira. His opera Lola la Piconera made its debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 12 December 1952. He was also the principal conductor of the Madrid Symphony Orchestra.

Del Campo was a major figure in the conservative musical climate of Franco's Spain, writing in a late Romantic style. Since his death his music has fallen into comparative oblivion.

He died in Madrid aged 74.

Selected works

Symphonic works

Del Campo's characteristic symphonic music takes the form of evocative tone poems.

  • Bocetos castellanos
  • Granada, a symphonic poem (1913)
  • Obertura madrileña, a concert overture (1920)
  • Evocación y nostalgia de los molinos de viento
  • Evocación en Castilla
  • Tríptico castellano
  • El viento de Castilla
  • Poema de los loores de María, symphonic poem for viola and orchestra (1944)

Concertante works
  • Fantasía castellana, for piano and orchestra (1939)
  • Suite, for viola and small orchestra (1940)

Instrumental works
  • León
  • Danza del Bufón (based on a poem by Castilla)
  • Pequeña pieza for viola and piano, Op. 6 (1906)
  • Romanza in F major for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1901)
  • Quartet "Cuarteto castellano"
  • Cuarteto en La Mayor "Carlos III"

Zarzuelas
  • Aires de la Sierra
  • El burlador de Toledo

Choral works
  • Castilla
  • El viento de Fuensaldaña
  • Seis canciones Castellanas ("Six Castilian songs")

Sources

References
  1. Harvard Dictionary of Music.
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