Celedonio Romero the quartet’s recordings. recordings. Celedonio made a large number of recordings, both solo and with the Romeros, which appeared on the Delos Delos and and Philips label Philips labels. s. He also wrote over 100 compositions compositions for guitar, including a dozen concertos. Rome Romero ro died died of lung lung canc cancer er at the the age age of 83 in San Die Diego, go, California.. He was inducted California inducted into into the Orden the Orden de Isabel la Católica by Católica by King King Juan Carlos I. I . He was also made a “Caballero del Santo Sepulcro” (“Knight of the Holy Sepulchre”) by Pope by Pope John Paul II. II .
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Many of the dates below are publication publication dates rather than when the work was first composed. Celedonio Romero - An Evening of Guitar Music
Celedonio Romero (2 March 1913 – 8 May 1996) was a guitarist, composer and poet, perhaps best known as the founder of The of The Romeros guitar Romeros guitar quartet.
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Celedon Celedonio io Romero Romero was born in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba, Cuba,[1] while his parents were on a business trip to the island. He began began playi playing ng the guitar guitar at the age age of 5, and even eventua tuall lly y studied music theory, harmony, composition, and counterpoint at the Conservatory of Málaga and at the Madrid the Madrid Royal Conservatory, Conservatory, where he was taught by Joaquín by Joaquín Turina.. Romero rina Romero never never studied studied with a guitar guitar teacher. teacher. Although he made his concert debut at the age of 22 and was well known in Spain, the Franco the Franco government government refused to permit him to give concerts abroad, keeping him unknown known from rom the rest rest of the worl world. d. His wife, wife, Angel Angelita ita,, was a singer and stage actress who had studied at Málaga’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
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Noche en malaga (1940)
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Romantic Prelude (1945)
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Gavota para guitarra (1980)
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After secretly obtaining an American visa, the family secured permission to visit an ailing relative in Portugal in 1957. However, rather than returning to Spain, the family settled in Southern California, and Celedonio and his three sons Celin sons Celin,, Pepe Pepe,, and Angel and Angel started started a guitar quartet, The tet, The Romeros, Romeros, and also began to take on guitar students. dents. Celedon Celedonio io Romero Romero was Christopher was Christopher Parkening's Parkening's first teacher; and then Pepe Pepe also also taught Parkening taught Parkening.. AnAngelita Romero can be heard playing castanets on some of
Tema Tema y variacio variaciones: nes: Homena Homenaje je a Fernan Fernando do Sor: para guitarra (1981) Cinco preludios para guitarra (1981)
orchestra Concierto de Malaga: por soleares (1981; orchestration by Federico by Federico Moreno Torroba) Torroba)
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La Catedral de Colonia: para guitarra (1983)
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Diez preludios: VI al XV, para guitarra (1983)
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Preludios; y, Canción para guitarra (1983)
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Dos mazurkas para guitarra (1983)
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Sonata scarlatta: para guitarra: no. 1 para guitarra (1984) Celin: tango: para guitarra (1984) Fiesta andaluza: concierto para guitarra guitarra y orquesta (1985)
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Sonata Scarlatta: no. 2 para guitarra (1986) El cortijo de Don Sancho: suite para guitarra y orquesta (1986) Fantasia cortesana : suite antigua para guitarra y orquesta (1986) Los Maestros: tres canciones para tres principales: guitarra (1986)
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Suite madrileña, no. 1 para guitarra (1986)
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Suite madrileña, no. 2 (1986)
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Pepe: vals, para guitarra (1986)
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Angel: vals no. 1 para guitarra (1986)
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Angel vals: no. 2 para guitarra (1986)
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Guitarras del museo : para quintarra y orquesta (1987) Nocturno de la bahia y la farola (1987) La Petenera se ha muerto y los pajaros vuelan: for guitar (1987) El Embrujo de gibralfaro y puerta oscura: concierto no. 8 (1988) Fantasia española: poema a la guitarra (guitarra y orquesta) (1988) Suite number 9 (La española): Concerto for 2 guitars and orchestra (1992)
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Canción(sobre la petenera) (1993)
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Habanera (1993)
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Danza andaluza: no 1 (1993)
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Danza andaluza: no 1 (1993)
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The Romero Guitar Quartet
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1960–90: Celedonio Romero, Celin Romero, Pepe Romero, Angel Romero 1990–96: Celedonio Romero, Celin Romero, Pepe Romero, Celino Romero since 1996: Celin Romero, Pepe Romero, Celino Romero, Lito Romero
References
[1] http://www.peperomero.com/alt_family.html. Retrieved 2009/10/14 •
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Bernstein, Paul. “The Royal Family of the Guitar.” New York Times Magazine, Nov. 29, 1981, 98+. Gernandez-Lavie, Fernando, with assistance from Pepe Romero. “Beyond the Stars: Celedonio Romero 1913-1996,” Classical Guitar , Vol. 16 (June 1998): 11-18. Ornish, Laurel. “Recuerdos de Celedonio Romero (1913-1996),” Soundboard , Vol. 24 (Fall 1997): 21-26.
External links Some photos of LP covers (Oviatt Library Digital Collections)
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