Joaquín rodrigo full biography

Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (Spanish: [xoaˈkin roˈðɾiɣo]; 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999) was a Spanishcomposer of classical music and a virtuosopianist.

Although he was blind from an early age, he became one of the most important Spanish composers of the 20th century. He wrote a lot of music for guitar, which helped classical guitar music worldwide to become more popular.

Joaquín rodrigo most famous works

Joaquin rodrigo fantasia para un gentilhombre

Rodrigo guitar concerto

Where was rodrygo born

Born in , Rodrigo fell victim to a diphtheria epidemic when he was just three-and-a-half years old.

His most famous work is a guitar concerto called Concierto de Aranjuez.

Life

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Early life

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Rodrigo became blind at the age of three after becoming ill with diphtheria.

When he was eight he began to learn piano and violin. He also learned the guitar, but never became very good at it, although he was to compose some wonderful music for the instrument.

After studying music in Valencia he went to Paris where he studied with Paul Dukas in Paris.

After a short time back in Spain he returned to Paris