José Padilla (composer)

José Padilla Sánchez ( born May 28, 1889 in Almeria, † October 25, 1960 in Madrid), also known as Maestro Padilla, was a Spanish composer and pianist. He became known especially through his song Valencia.

Life

He studied after first music lessons in his hometown at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid and Italy.

1906 appeared his first zarzuela La Mala Hembra, a one-act opera based on a libretto by Ventura de la Vega. Other stage works followed. After the first world war, he spent much time in Paris and wrote among other things for the Moulin Rouge operettas, revues and songs that made ​​him internationally known. So early as 1920 his song My Spanish Rose by Jerome Kern was used for the Broadway musical The Night Boat. In 1924 created the paso doble song from the Valencia Zarzuela La Bien Amada in 1926 in a recording by Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra a big hit. Other achievements include Ça c'est Paris, El Relicario and La Violetera, which was used in 1931 by Charlie Chaplin as a film music for City Lights.

In 1950 he had a great success with the zarzuela La Hechicera de Palacio. 10 years later, he died in Madrid.

Works

Stage Works

  • La Mala Hembra ( Zarzuela ), T.: Ventura le la Vega, 1906
  • Los Verdes Veijos ( Zarzuela ), T.: Quinito Valverde, 1909
  • Luzbel ( Zarzuela ), T.: Miguel Nieto, 1917
  • La Faraona (Opera), T.: Mantilla de los Rios
  • La Bien Amada 1924
  • Pepete ( operetta ), 1924
  • Symphony Portugaise ( operetta )
  • Mucho ciudado con la Lola ( Revue ) 1935
  • La Giralda ( Zarzuela ), T.: Quintero brothers, 1939
  • La Violetera de la Prada ( Zarzuela ), 1941
  • La Hechicera de Palacio ( Zarzuela ), 1950

Songs

  • El Relicario
  • La Violetera
  • Valencia
  • My Spanish Rose

Evidence

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