Federico Moreno Torroba
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Within Vinony's link graph, Federico Moreno Torroba is referenced by 76 other articles, and connects out to opera, Mexico and Madrid.
It is catalogued under topics including 1891 births, 1982 deaths and 20th-century Spanish classical composers.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891
- Works
- 14
Top works
- La boda del señor Bringas
- La mujer de aquella noche
- La mesonera de Tordesillas
- Burgalesa
- Nocturno
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Spain
- Active from
- 1891
- Active to
- 1982
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 30,561
- Total plays
- 189,389
Tags
Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) was a Spanish composer, born in Madrid. Moreno Torroba is often associated with the zarzuela, a traditional Spanish musical form. Directing several opera companies, Moreno Torroba helped introduce the zarzuela to international audiences. However, he is probably best known for his compositions for the classical guitar. In addition to his conducting duties, he composed many works, both in the traditional Spanish form and for the concert hall. <a href="https://
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Federico
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Madrid
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- conductor
- Educated at
- Madrid Royal Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Student of
- Conrado del Campo
- Genre
- zarzuela
- Image
- Placido Domingo (padre) with composer Federico Moreno Torroba (left) - Teatro de la Zarzuela, 1946.jpg
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- Commons category
- Federico Moreno Torroba
- place of burial
- San Justo Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1891-03-03
- date of death
- 1982-09-12
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Federico Moreno Torroba, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
