Joan Guinjoan


Joan Guinjoan i Gispert was a Catalan composer and pianist.
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Life

Born in Riudoms, Guinjoan studied at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu in Barcelona. In 1954, he moved to Paris and continued his studies at the École normale de musique. He also received instruction from Cristòfor Taltabull. After more than 250 piano recitals, he abandoned his career as a pianist in the 1960s. He then devoted himself to composition. In 1962, he joined the Schola Cantorum de Paris. He returned to Barcelona the following year.
In 1999 he received the Creu de Sant Jordi, a distinction awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya, then in 2001, he received the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.
The personal papers of Joan Guinjoan are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.

Works

Suite moderna Sinfonía de la imperial Tarraco
  • Prélude nº 1
  • Prélude nº 2 Momentos 1
  • Fantasie en do Escenas de niños El pinell de Dal Chez García Ramos Tentación
  • Scherzo et trío Rayo de luna
  • Prelude nº 3 Peces bermejos Nubes
  • Concierto for piano and chamber orchestra Jour jusqu'au sang
  • Fantasy for clarinet and piano Canto espiritual indio Trois mouvementes pour piano, clarinette et percussion
  • Triptique pour quintette à vent Tres pequeñas piezas Miniaturas Puntos cardinales Células nº 1 Células nº 2 Monólogo de Orestes Los cinco continentes Dynamiques-Rythmes
  • Five studies for two pianos and percussion 1968)Células nº 3
  • Three pieces for clarinet alone
  • Symphonic Suite of the Ballet Los cinco continentes Pentágono Musica intuitiva Fragmento
  • Duet for cello and piano Bi-tematic Magma La rosa de los vientos Tensión-Relax Retaule Diagramas. Prize for composition of the city of Barcelona in 1972.Tríptico de Semana Santa Las moscas Improvisación I Ab origine Trama Música para violonchelo y orquesta Acta est fabula Variorum Retorno a Cataluña Por la esperanza Duelo Dígrafo Tzakol Magic Koan 77 El diario Ambiente nº 1 Phobos La rosa de los vientos. Second version in. Prize for composition of the city of Barcelona in 1978.G.I.C. 1978 Divagante Cadenza Puzzle Prisma Phrase Jondo G.I.C. 1979 Neuma Micrótono for viola solo Horitzo Croquis Au revoir, Barocco Tensión Trio per archi Foc d'aucell Diferencias
  • Concerto n° 1 for piano and orchestra. In memoriam Ernest Lluch.Vectorial Música para II Contrapunto alla mente Homenaje a Carmen Amaya
  • Concerto N° 1 for violin and orchestra Nocturno In tribulatione mea invocavi dominum. Dedicated to Pietat Homs.Resonancias Passim-Trío
  • Concerto for bassoon and instrumental ensemble
  • Concerto for guitar and orchestra Trencadis Gaudí. Opera dedicated to Monique Gispert de Guinjoan, wife of the composerNexus Trencadís. Symphonic fragment of the ballet, taken from his opera GaudíSelf-Paráfrasis. Dedicated to Enrique Franco.
  • Symphonie No 2 Ciutat de Tarragona. Dedicated to Montserrat Icart.Pantonal. In homage to the Cadaqués Orchestra, dedicated to Isabel Guinjoan Cambra, niece of the composerBi-temàtic Fanfarria. Dedicated to the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra.Autógrafo.Díptico para 8 violonchelos. Dedicated to [Jacques Bernaerd.