Solar, Josep

Soler, Josep, Catalan composer; b. Barcelona, March 25, 1935. He studied composition with Leibowitz in Paris (1959) and with Taltabull in Barcelona (1960–64). In 1977 he was appointed to the staff of the Barcelona Cons.

Works

DRAMATIC: Opera: Agamemnon (1960); Edipo y Iocasta (1972; Barcelona, Oct. 30, 1974); Jesús de Nazaret (1974–78). ORCH.: Danae for Strings (1959; rev. 1969; Lisbon, June 23, 1977); Orpheus for Piano and Orch. (1965; rev. 1974); Quetzalcoatl for Flute and Chamber Orch. (1966); 2 syms.: The Solar Cycle I (1967) and II (1969; rev. 1977); Diaphonia for 17 Wind Instruments (1968); Piano Concerto (1969); Cello Concerto (1973); Requiem for Percussion and Orch. (1974–75; Kassel, Sept. 18, 1977); Apuntava l’alba (1975; Barcelona, Feb. 5, 1976). CHAMBER: Trio for 2 Violins and Piano (1961); Piano Trio (1964); 3 string quartets (1966, 1971, 1975); Lachrymae for 11 Instruments (1967); String Trio (1968); Musica triste for Guitar (1968); Concerto for Harpsichord, Oboe, English Horn, Bass Clarinet, Viola, and Cello (1969); Sounds in the Night for 6 Percussionists (1969); Inferno for Chamber Ensemble (1970); Tanido de Falsas for Guitar and Percussion (1971); Noche oscura for Organ and Percussion (1971); Hartnonices mundi, in 3 vols.: No. 1 for Piano, and Nos. 2 and 3 for Organ (1977). VOCAL: Cantata Ioel Prophetae, chamber cantata (1960); 3 Erotic Songs for Chorus (1976); Shakespeare Lieder for Tenor and Orch. (1976–77); songs.

Bibliography

A. Medina, J.S.: Música de la pasión (Madrid, 1998).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire