Manuel Turrillas
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Manuel Turrillas Ezcurra (Barásoain
, 1st of January, 1905 - Pamplona
, october 20,1997), is one of the most popular composers of Navarre
. He started in music in the local music band of Barásoain
, having learned to run the scale with the church organist. At the age of 20 he moved to Pamplona and immediately joined the band "The Pamplonesa", to which he belonged for 50 years. He was one of the most important figures of the popular music
of Navarre.
Known as the "maestro Turrillas", he composed the most popular hymns of the main Sanfermines Associations http://www.websanfermin.com/sanfermin/, Aldapa, Anaitasuna, La Jarana, Muthiko, Oberena, as well as many others. Manuel Turrillas is also the composer of the popular song that runners sing, newspaper in hand, before the worldwide famous running of the bulls of the festival of San Fermín
, a celebration hold in the city of Pamplona
. Turillas is well-known for composing the CA Osasuna
football club hymn. The catalog of his work includes more than 400 compositions. The City Council of Pamplona
awarded the Gold Medal of the city and, after his death, dedicated a square to honor Manuel Turrillas in the local neighborhood of Azpilagaña.
Barásoain
Barásoain is a municipality in the autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. , the population was 636. It is located approximately 25 km south of Pamplona, the provincial capital.-Famous citizens:* Martín de Azpilcueta...
, 1st of January, 1905 - Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
, october 20,1997), is one of the most popular composers of Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
. He started in music in the local music band of Barásoain
Barásoain
Barásoain is a municipality in the autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. , the population was 636. It is located approximately 25 km south of Pamplona, the provincial capital.-Famous citizens:* Martín de Azpilcueta...
, having learned to run the scale with the church organist. At the age of 20 he moved to Pamplona and immediately joined the band "The Pamplonesa", to which he belonged for 50 years. He was one of the most important figures of the popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
of Navarre.
Known as the "maestro Turrillas", he composed the most popular hymns of the main Sanfermines Associations http://www.websanfermin.com/sanfermin/, Aldapa, Anaitasuna, La Jarana, Muthiko, Oberena, as well as many others. Manuel Turrillas is also the composer of the popular song that runners sing, newspaper in hand, before the worldwide famous running of the bulls of the festival of San Fermín
San Fermín
The festival of San Fermín in the city of Pamplona , is a deeply rooted celebration held annually from 12:00, 6 July, when the opening of the fiesta is marked by setting off the pyrotechnic chupinazo, to midnight 14 July, with the singing of the Pobre de Mí...
, a celebration hold in the city of Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
. Turillas is well-known for composing the CA Osasuna
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra...
football club hymn. The catalog of his work includes more than 400 compositions. The City Council of Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
awarded the Gold Medal of the city and, after his death, dedicated a square to honor Manuel Turrillas in the local neighborhood of Azpilagaña.
Discography
- Banda de música "La Pamplonesa": Música de las peñas sanfermineras, Pamplona 2005 (features 12 compositions of Maestro Turrillas)