David del Puerto
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Born in 1964 in MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, musically trained in the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, disciple of Francisco Guerrero
Francisco Guerrero
Francisco Guerrero was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. He was born and died in Seville.Guerrero's early musical education was with his older brother Pedro. He must have been an astonishing prodigy, for at the age of 17 he was already appointed maestro de capilla at Jaén Cathedral...
and Luis de Pablo
Luís de Pablo
Luis de Pablo is a Spanish composer.He was born in Bilbao, living in Madrid from age six and starting to compose aged 12. Although he received composition lessons from Maurice Ohana and Max Deutsch, he was essentially an autodidact in composition...
in his native city, David del Puerto emerged very early as one of the most talented composers of his generation. At just 20 his name was on the bill at the Almeida Festival in London
London
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and shortly afterwards he was commissioned by Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez is a French composer of contemporary classical music, a pianist, and a conductor.-Early years:Boulez was born in Montbrison, Loire, France. As a child he began piano lessons and demonstrated aptitude in both music and mathematics...
to write a new work for the Ensemble InterContemporain
Ensemble InterContemporain
The Ensemble InterContemporain is a French chamber orchestra, based in Paris at the Cité de la musique and IRCAM, which specialises in contemporary classical music....
. Since then, his music has been present at the most important concert festivals and seasons in Europe
Europe
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, Japan
Japan
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, Indonesia
Indonesia
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, Australia
Australia
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, U.S.
United States
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, Canada
Canada
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and Latin America
Latin America
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, where it has been performed by ensembles such as the London Symphony, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nieuw Ensemble, Wisconsin University Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique du Rhin-Mulhouse, ONE, Orquesta RTVE, JONDE, ORCAM, Real Filharmonía de Galicia, OSPA, Plural Ensemble, Grup Instrumental de Valencia, Taller Sonoro, Cuarteto Casals... His works have been performed by soloists the likes of Ernest Rombout, Ananda Sukarlan
Ananda Sukarlan
-Background:He is the son of Sukarlan and Poppy Kumudastuti. He started his music lessons at the age of 5 from his older sister, Martani Widjajanti. After graduating from Kolese Kanisius in 1986, he continued to study in University of Hartford in Connecticut, under a scholarship from Petrof...
, Miquel Bernat, Ángel Luis Castaño, Manuel Guillén, Evelyn Glennie
Evelyn Glennie
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, DBE is a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She was the first full-time solo percussionist in 20th-century western society.-Early life:Glennie was born and raised in Aberdeenshire...
and Sarah Leonard, and conducted by the likes of Ed Spanjaard, Sakari Oramo, Diego Masson, Luca Pfaff, José Ramón Encinar, Josep Pons, Pedro Halffter, Fabián Panisello, Tapio Tuomela, Pablo González Bernardo, Pablo Heras, Dmitri Loos, etc.
He has also been intensely active in teaching as guest professor at Universities, Conservatories and courses in Europe and the USA. He is currently professor of Analysis at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía
Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía
The Queen Sofía College of Music is a private music college founded in Madrid, Spain, in 1991 by Paloma O'Shea...
in Madrid.
In 1993, he won the Premio Gaudeamus with his Concierto for oboe and chamber ensemble, and in the same year received the prize El ojo crítico from Radio Nacional de España.
In 2005, he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Música
Premio Nacional de Música
The Premio Nacional de Música forms part of the annual National Awards in Spain....
for composition.
The musical life of David del Puerto has been marked by a serene but fierce search for himself, without reservations or concessions, which has meant he has forged one of the most original and personal career paths of the current panorama: His art, vital, complex, deep, always bathed in its author’s personality, feeds on numerous influences from different eras and places on the planet, influences that, in the hands of the composer naturally become a part of his personal heritage, which he uses to configure an unequalled musical language.
David del Puerto is a founder member of Música Presente.
Works for solo instruments
- Verso I (1987) for Solo fl
- Verso III (1994) for 1 perc (mba, 2 Chinese toms, 2 cymbals)
- Intrata (1995) for Pf
- Poema (1996) for Guit
- Verso IV (1996) for Pf
- Rejoice (1999)
- Mirada (2002) for Guit
- Alio Modo (2002) for Pf
- Sonata (2003) for Solo cl
- Dos Preludios (2003) for Guit
- Dos Dedicatorias (2004) for Solo vln
- Rondόs (2004) for Pf
- Cuaderno para los Niños (2005) for Pf
- Fantasía para Acordeón (2005) for Ac
- Winter Suite (2006) for Guit
- Sesis Estudios para Guitarra (2006) for Guit
- Nocturno y Toccata (2006) for Guit
- Bluescape (2007) for Solo vln
- Cuaderno de Instantes (2007) for Guit
Ensemble works for 2-5 instruments
- Veladura (1985, rev. 1996): Cl, vibr, pf
- Sequor (1985): Fl, vla, guit
- Consort (1991): Recorders quartet
- Verso II (1991): Cl, vc
- Etude (1993): Fl, ob, cl, hrn, bn
- Wiegenlied para Leo (1997): Bass cl, 1 perc
- Dolce (1998): Cl, pf
- Comedia (2000): 2 recorders, vla da gamba, harpsichord
- Diario (2001): Acc, pf
- String Quartet (2002): 2 vln, vla, vc
- Epitafio (2002): 2 vln, vla, vc
- Advenit (2003): Cl, vln, vc, pf
- Una Suite para Leo (2003): Sax, perc, pf
- Intermezzo (2003): 2 vln, vla, vc, db
- Imromptu (2005): Fl, cl, vln, vc, pf
- Meridies(2006): Fl, guit
Ensemble works without soloist
- Ritual (1984): Ob, cl, hrn, 2 tbn, vc, db, 1 perc
- En la Luz (1986): Fl, bass cl, pf, 1 perc, vln, vla
- Invernal (1991): 12 instruments (1.1.1.1 – 1.0.0.0 – pf, 1 perc – 1.1.1.1.1)
- Kleines Konzert (1992): Ob, cl, hrn, mba, vln, va, vc
- Intermezzo (1998): String orchestra
- Mito (1999): 13 instruments (1.1.1.1 – 1.0.0.0 – vibr, mba, pf – 1.1.1.1.1)
- Trencadís de Festa (2001): 14 instruments (1.1.1.1 – 1.1.1.0 – mba, pf – 1.1.1.1.1)
- Nigredo (2003): 8 vc
- Divertimento para Cuerdas (2006): String orchestra (or string quintet)
- Fantasía Impromptu (2006): Fl, cl, sax, perc, pf, vn, vc
Ensemble works with soloist
- Deneb (1988): 1 solo perc (vibr + mba), 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 hrn, 2 tr, 2 tbn, tba
- Concierto para Oboe Nº1 (1992):Solo ob, cl, bn, hrn, pf, hrp, 1 perc, 2 vln, vla, vc, cb
- Concierto para Marimba (1996): Solo mba and 15 instruments (1.1.1.1 – 1.1.1.0 – pf, timp, 1 perc – 1.1.1.1.1
- Concierto para Oboe Nº2 (2005): Solo ob, fl, bass cl, mand, guit, hrp, 1 perc, vln, vla, vc, cb
Works for orchestra without soloist
- Corriente Cautiva (1990): Orchestra (2.2.2.2 – 2.2.2.0 – 2 perc – 4.4.4.3.2)
- Adagio (1997): Orchestra (2.2.2.2 – 2.2.0.0 – timp, pf – Strings)
- Fantasía Primera (1998): Orchestra (3.3.4.3 – 4.3.3.1 – timp, 3 perc, pf, hrp – Strings)
- Fantasía Segunda (2000): Orchestra (3.3.4.3 – 4.3.3.1 – timp, 3 perc, pf, hrp – Strings)
- Variazioni sulla Ritirata Notturna di Madrid (2002): Orchestration of the 3rd mov. from Quintet op. 57 nº 6 de Boccherini (2.2.2.2 – 2.2.0.0 – timp - Strings)
- Symphony N. 1 "BOREAS" (2004): Orchestra (2.2.2.2 – 2.2.1.0 – 2 perc – Strings)
- Year Hopping (2006): Orchestra (2.2.2.2 - 2.2.0.0 - timp - Strings)
- Variaciones in Memoriam Gonzalo de Olavide (2006): Orchestra (2.2.2.2 - 2.2.2.1 - timp, 3 perc, pf, hrp - Strings) -
Works for orchestra and soloist
- Violin Concerto (1997): Solo vln and orchestra (3.3.3.3 – 4.3.3.0 – timp, 3 perc, vibr, mba, pf, hrp – Strings)
- Symphony Nr 2, “NUSANTARA” (2005): Solo pf and orchestra (2.2.2.2 – 2.2.2.0 – timp, 2 perc – Strings)
Works for voice and instruments
- Canto de las Dos Naturalezas (1989): Sopr, fl, ob, bass cl, bn, pf, 1 perc - (Texts from Bhagavad-Gita)
- Canto del Abismo (1994): Sopr, fl, ob, cl, 1 perc, vln, vc – Dur: 8’ (Poems by Juan-Eduardo Cirlot)
- Nocturno (2002): Sopr, vln, vc, pf – Dur: 12’ (Text by David del Puerto)
- Sobre la Noche (2003): Sopr, acc – Dur: 12’ (Text by David del Puerto)
Choral works
- Visión del Errante (1994): 12 mixed voices (3S, 3A, 3T, 3B) - Dur: 9 ft 30 in (Poem by David del Puerto)
- Paisaje (1998): 4 mixed voices (SATB) – Dur: 7’ (Poem by David del Puerto)
- Espacio de la Luz (2003): 4 mixed voices (SATB) – Dur: 7’ (Poem by David del Puerto)
Opera
- Sol de Invierno (2001): Chamber opera for mezzo, baritone and 6 perc (2 mba, 2 vibr, 2 steel dr) – (Libretto by David del Puerto based on the final scene of “Ghosts” by Henrik IbsenHenrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
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