Joaquín Rodrigo ( November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...November 22, 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...1901 – July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ...July 6, 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...1999) was a The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...Spanish A composer is a person who writes music. ...composer of This article is about the broad genre of classical music in the Western musical tradition. ...classical music. He is best known for his The Concierto de Aranjuez is probably Joaquin Rodrigos best_known work, its success establishing his reputation as one of the foremost post_war Spanish composers. ...Concierto de Aranjuez.

Rodrigo was born in Saguntum, now Sagunt, (Castilian Sagunto) is an ancient city in the fertile district of Camp de Morvedre in the province of Valencia in eastern Spain. ...Sagunto and was Blindness can be defined physiologically as the condition of lacking sight. ...blind from the age of three as a result of a bout of Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness characterized by sore throat, low_grade fever, and an adherent membrane of the tonsil(s), pharynx, and/or nose. ...diphtheria. He studied This article needs cleanup. ...music under Francisco Antich in Pavement of a Valencia street, with arbour. ...Valencia and under Paul Dukas (October 1, 1865 – May 17, 1935) was a French composer of classical music. ...Paul Dukas in The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...Paris. After briefly returning to Spain, he went to Paris again to study For the album by Prince, see Musicology (album). ...musicology, first under Maurice Emmanuel and then André Pirro.

Rodrigo's most famous work was the The Concierto de Aranjuez is probably Joaquin Rodrigos best-known work, its success establishing his reputation as one of the foremost post-war Spanish composers. ...Concierto de Aranjuez ( 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...1939), a Origin Etymology Concerto (from the Latin concertus, from certare, to strive, also confused with concentus), in its most general sense, is a name for a piece of classical music in which there are two distinct groups of instruments, one larger than the other. ...concerto for solo classical guitar A classical guitar, also called a Spanish guitar, is a musical instrument from the guitar family. ...classical guitar and Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ...orchestra. The central This article is about tempo in music. ...adagio movement is one of the most recognizable in 20th century classical music, featuring the interplay of guitar with Cor anglais The cor anglais or English horn is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ...English horn.

The success of this piece led to commissions from a number of prominent soloists, including the This article pertains to the musical instrument. ...flautist Sir James Galway (born December 8, 1939) is an Irish flute player from Belfast, often called the man with the golden flute. ...James Galway and the A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ...cellist Julian Lloyd Webber (born 1951) is a composer and cellist. ...Julian Lloyd Webber. His Concierto Andaluz, for four guitars and orchestra, was comissioned by Celedonio Romero for himself and his three sons.

In 1991, Rodrigo was raised to the nobility by King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ...King Juan Carlos, given the title "Marqués de los jardines de Aranjuez". He died in 1999 in This article is about the Spanish capital. ...Madrid.

Compositions

For guitar and orchestra

• Concierto de Aranjuez
• Concierto Andaluz
• Fantasia para un Gentilhombre
• Concierto Madrigal

For harp and orchestra

• Concierto serenata

For piano and orchestra:

• Piano Concerto

External links

• Robert Peter Antecki's Rodrigo site (http://home.att.net/~symphonyno.1/)