Daniel Fortea

Daniel Fortea i Guimerà was a Spanish guitarist, composer, and music educator.

Biography

In his childhood, Fortea learned the clarinette, guitar and bandurria. From 1898 until 1909 he studied with Francisco Tárrega in Castellón de la Plana. His fellow students were, among others, Emilio Pujol and Miguel Llobet.
In 1909 Fortea founded in Madrid his own music school and began the Fortea Library, one of the most important collections of music for guitar. He also concertized and wrote works for guitar. One of his disciples was Paulino Bernabe Senior, who became a noted luthier.

Works for guitar (incomplete listing)

Alegrías sobre temas populares Allegro de concierto, Op.11Aquelarre, Op.32Balada, Op.47 Canción de Madre, Op.2 Capricho-Estudio, Op.13Cuentos infantiles, Op.12 Danza de Gnomos, Op.23Danza de Muñecos de Carton, Op.31Elegía a Tárrega, Op.15En mi refugio, Op.42Estoy sólo!, Op.43Estudios poéticos, Op.25 Evacación, Op.16Hoja de violeta, Op.41, №1Homenaje a Sors, Op.46Impromptu, Op.17Improvisación, Op.1 La Paxarina, Op.3Madrigal, Op.21Meditación, Op.24Murmullos, Op.27Nocturno, Op.33Pétalo de rosa, Op.41, №2Preludios, Op.37Remanso, Op.44Romanza, Op.7Sonatina, Op.20Suite espanola, Op.22

''Toledo, Op.14''