Joaquín Zamacois y Soler (14 December 1894 in
Santiago de Chile – 8 September 1976 in
Barcelona) was a Chilean-Spanish composer, music teacher and author. He comes from a well-known family of Spanish artists.
He began his musical career under the tutelage of his father, the also music composer
Joaquín Zamacois y Zabala (alias J. Casamoz), studying later at
Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu and at Escuela Municipal de Música of the same city. Then, he dedicated himself to composition. In 1914, he was named Professor at Liceu, and in 1940 at Escuela Municipal de Música, where he was the director in 1945, transforming it into a Conservatory. Zamacois is also known for his
harmony treatise and various pedagogical texts, used in Spain and Latinamerican countries.
Works of musical theory, history and critique
Curso de formas musicales con numerosos ejemplos musicales Barcelona: Labor, 1960 (6a. ed. 1985. From 2002: Barcelona: Idea Books) (Edició Americana: Cooper City, FL EUA: Span Press, 1997)
De la Escuela municipal de música del año 1886 al Conservatorio superior municipal de música del 1963 Barcelona: Ayuntamiento, 1963
Ejercicios correspondientes al "Tratado de Armonía" I-II-III Barcelona: Boileau, 1958 (Ed. 2003)
Ejercicios de contrapunto I Barcelona: Boileau, 1977
Guión de historia de la música Alcalá: Quiroga, 1975 (Barcelona: Tenora, 1990)
Joan B. Lanbert, Frederic Alfonso, Joaquim Zamacois LAZ. Método graduado de solfeo (5 volums) Barcelona: Boileau, cop. 1941
Joaquim Zamacois,
Avelino Abreu [
ca;
de],
Pere Serra [
ca;
de]Llenguatge musical: nivell elemental, lliçons cantades (4 courses in 4 volumes) Barcelona: Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, 1999
Joaquim Zamacois, Avelino Abreu, Pere Serra Llenguatge musical: nivell mitjà, lliçons cantades (4 courses in 4 volumes) Barcelona: Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, 1999
Método de bandurria Santiago de Chile, 1894
Programa-guió de l'assignatura Formes Musicals Barcelona: Conservatori del Liceu, 1938
Realización de los ejercicios correspondientes al "Tratado de armonía" (3 volums) Barcelona: Boileau, cop. 1958
Joaquim Zamacois, Avelino Abreu, Pere Serra Solfeo (6 courses) Barcelona: Conservatorio del Liceo
Primer curso 52a. edition, 1984
Segundo curso
Tercer curso
Cuarto curso
Quinto curso 17a. edition 1989
Sexto curso
Temas de estética y de historia de la música Barcelona: Labor 1975 (4a. edition 1990) (Barcelona: Idea Books, 2003)[1]
Temas de pedagogía musical Madrid: Quiroga 1973 (4a. edition 1981)
Joaquim Zamacois, Avelino Abreu, Pere Serra Teoría: cuarto curso Barcelona: Conservatorio del Liceo
Teoría de la música (2 volums) Barcelona: Labor, 1949 (25a. edition 1994) (Barcelona: Idea Books, 2002)
Joaquim Zamacois, Avelino Abreu, Pere Serra Teoría perteneciente a la asignatura de solfeo Barcelona: Boileau
Primer curso
Segundo curso
Tercer curso 6a. edition. Barcelona: Conservatorio del Liceo, 1950
Cuarto curso
Quinto curso 13. edition. Barcelona: Conservatorio del Liceo, 1989
Sexto curso 12. edition. Barcelona: Conservatorio del Liceo, 1989
Tratado de armonía (3 volumes) Barcelona: Labor, 1945–1948 (14a. ed. 1994) (Barcelona: Idea Books, 2002) (Edició Americana: Cooper City, FL EUA: Span Press, 1997)[2]
Compositions
Instrumental and orchestral works
Elegia
Himne ibèric, symphonic poem
La polvera, for tenor
String Quartet in D minor (1922)
Scherzo humorístic
La sega (1928), symphonic painting
Serenada d'hivern for viola and piano (1970)
Sonata for violin and piano (1918)
Els ulls verds (1920), symphonic poem
Transcription of the six sonnets by
Eduard Toldrà, originally written for piano and violin, to be performed by piano and flute.
1925. Margaritiña "Zarzuela en dos actos (el primero dividido en dos cuadros)", with lyrics by Marià Golobardas de la Torre. Premiered at the
Teatre Tivoli [
ca;
es] in Barcelona, on Wednesday, November 25, 1925.
1928. El aguilón "Zarzuela en dos actos". Libretto by
Lluís Capdevila [
ca] and Pedro Puche. Premiered at the
Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao in December 1928 and at the
Teatre Victòria in Barcelona on Friday, March 9, 1929.
1931. El caballero del mar. "Zarzuela en 2 actos en prosa y verso". Libretto by Adame Martínez and Torrado Estrada. Premiered at the
Teatre Novedades [
ca] in Barcelona on Friday, December 11, 1931.
Songs in Catalan
A Montserrat, song with lyrics by E. Morant
Amor distret, for voice and orchestra
L'autobús (1919), couplet signed by I. Casamoz, with lyrics by Juan Misterio (
Joan Casas i Vila [
ca])
La balladora, song with lyrics by Juan Misterio
La boletaire (1919), couplet with lyrics by Marià Golobardas
Nena (1919), couplet with music by I. Casamoz, lyrics by Pedro Puche
Non, non, nonetes, song with lyrics by Joan Casas i Vila
Oi que si (1919), fox-trot by 'I. Casamoz and lyrics by Joaquim Montero and J.Misterio
Per Sant Joan, for choir
Serenata d'hivern, song with lyrics by
Josep Carner
La solfejadora: si, la, sol, fa, mi, re, do (1919), song by I. Casamoz and lyrics by Joaquim Montero and Josep Aznar
El torrent (ca 1926), song with lyrics by
Lluís Via [
ca]
Els Tres Tombs de Sant Anton, lyrics by Juan Misterio
El vailet (1926), lyrics by Joan Maria Guasch
Ve i va (ca 1930), song with lyrics by Josep Carner
Songs in Spanish
With lyrics by M. Bachonta: El burlado burlador (1918),Caireles, El coronel (1918), El ruiseñor,
jota
With lyrics by Marià Golobardas de la Torre: Como la flor (ca. 1920), Dale al abanico (1919), fox-trot also with lyrics by Josep Aznar, Juguetes de amor (1919), fox-trot, ¿Soltera – Casada? (1919), Soltera, no (1919),
With lyrics by Antonio Graciani: La galbana: canción antillana (ca. 1920), La misión de España (1919)
With lyrics by Juan Misterio: Ay mamá (1918), El loco Shimmy (1921), El minero (ca 1925), La Miss de London (ca. 1925)
With lyrics by Pedro Puche: Rey y señor (ca. 1932), Tu besar (1919), couplet, ¿Volverá? (1919), couplet