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Composer

Eduard Toldra

Music conductor and composer (1895-1962)

1895–1962

3 works in the index

Born
1895
Died
1962
Birthplace
Vilanova i la Geltrú
Place of death
Barcelona
Citizenship / historical state
Spain
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Eduard Toldrà Soler (Catalan pronunciation: [əðuˈaɾt tulˈdɾa]; Vilanova i la Geltrú 7 April 1895 – Barcelona, 31 May 1962) was a Spanish Catalan composer and conductor.

Toldrà played an important role in the Culture of Barcelona. In 1944 he founded the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra at the Palau de la Música Catalana, where his deputy in 1957 was his friend Ricardo Lamote de Grignon. Toldrà was a regular juror on the Maria Canals International Music Competition. His students included Antoni Ros-Marbà and Xavier Montsalvatge.

The personal papers of Eduard Toldrà are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
conductor; composer; pedagogue; violinist; concertmaster
Education
Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu
Teachers
Lluís Millet
Recorded memberships
Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi
Instruments played
violin
Genres
opera; sardana
Awards
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
Languages used
Catalan; Spanish
VIAF ID
19867267
ISNI
0000000083624601
GND ID
119400812
Library of Congress ID
n81138439
MusicBrainz ID
7b97a0d0-8cfa-4fbc-a1c2-6738ce8715f0

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Works with composition dates
0 of 3

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Sardana - Score — —— —— 2
Sardana - Flute — —— —— 1
Sardana - Preface — —— —— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 19867267. Portrait: Josep Renalias, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.