Montsalvatge xavier biography

          Xavier Montsalvatge i Bassols (Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe munsəlˈβadʒə]; 11 March – 7 May ) was a Spanish composer and music critic.

        1. He was born in Girona on March 11, , receiving his first lessons on the violin there.
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        3. Xavier Montsalvatge i Bassols was a Spanish composer and music critic.
        4. He was born in Girona on March 11, , where he first studied violin.

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          In this Catalan name, the first or paternal family name is Montsalvatge and the second or maternal family name is Bassols; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

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          Xavier Montsalvatge

          Xavier Montsalvatge in 1999

          Born(1912-03-11)11 March 1912

          Girona, Catalonia, Spain

          Died7 May 2002(2002-05-07) (aged 90)

          Barcelona, Catalonia

          Resting placeCementiri de Sant Gervasi, Barcelona, Spain
          NationalitySpanish
          EducationConservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona
          OccupationComposer, music critic, music professor
          Known forCinco canciones negras
          TitleCreu de Sant Jordi (1983), Spanish "Premio Nacional de Música" (1985), Catalan "Premi Nacional de Música" (1997), Medalla d'Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya (1999); Doctor Honoris Causa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres.
          Spouse(s)

          Elena Pérez de Olaguer

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          (m.

          1947)​

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