Francisco asenjo barbieri biography of martin
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Francisco
Asenjo Barbieri
Madrileño Francisco Asenjo, born 3rd August 1823, later adopted the name of Barbieri in honour of his maternal grandfather, manager of the Teatro de la Cruz where the young boy first came into contact with theatre and music.
Francisco asenjo barbieri biography of martin
His first music teacher was José Ordóñez Mayorito, and in 1837 he entered the Madrid Conservatory, studying widely - clarinet, piano, vocal and compositional studies - under Ramón Broca, Pedro Albéniz, Baltasar Saldoni and Ramón Carnicer respectively.
Between 1841 and 1844 he made a living as peripatetic singer, clarinetist, copyist, piano teacher and writer of popular songs and dances, as well as academic chorus master. He inaugurated his operatic career with Il Buontempone (1847, in Italian), but also founded La España Musical to promote native Spanish opera.
He supported his extra-musical work through jour