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
- Teachers
- Lluís Millet
- Recorded memberships
- Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi
- Instruments played
- violin
- 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.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.