Turina biography
Turina biography
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Joaquín Turina
Joaquín Turina | |
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Turina in 1914 | |
| Born | (1882-12-09)9 December 1882 Seville, Spain |
| Died | 14 January 1949(1949-01-14) (aged 66) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Composer |
Joaquín Turina Pérez (9 December 1882 – 14 January 1949) was a Spanishcomposer of classical music.[1]
Biography
[change | change source]Turina was brought up in Seville, and the music of this town always had a big influence on his music.
His father was a painter. As a small boy Turina’s favourite toy was a small toy accordion. He started to study medicine, but he wanted to be a musician, so his father let him study music instead.
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He had piano lessons with Enrique Rodriguez and studied harmony with Garcia Torres, who was in charge of music at the cathedral in Seville.
Soon Turina started to compose. He met Falla and the two musicians became lifelong friends.
He moved to Paris in 1905 where he studied with Moskowski and d’Indy. One of the his first