Albeniz

( -ba’-néth), (1) Pedro, Logrofio, 1795—Madrid, 1855; court organist. (2) Pedro, b. Biscay, San Sebastian, 1755; monk, church cond. and composer. (3) Isaac, Camp rod on (Gerona), Spain, May 29, 1860—Cambo-les-Bains, 16, I909; eminent composer; a leading representative of the ‘‘New Spanish” of nationalistic composers. He was markedly precocious as a child and appeared as a pianist at the age of 4 in Madrid. At 6 he was taken to Paris, where he studied with Marm on tel, and from 11 to 15 appeared as a concert player in North and South America. attended the Leipzig Cons. for a short time, and later the Bru els Cons. with the aid of funds provided by Alfonso XII. He studied at various times with Bra in and Jada ohn, and also with Liszt at We i mar and Rome. His life was one of continuous uncertainties. As a composer he was prolific, his compositions falling into two separate groups, the first extending from 1883 to about 1890, during which time he including concertos and sonatas and many smaller pieces; after 1890 he undertook the study of composition in Paris with d’Indy and composed the operas ‘‘ Pepita Jiminez,” “‘ Henry Clifford,” a trilogy ‘“‘King Arthur,” and the orch. suite ‘Catalonia.’ “Tberia” suite for piano (several numbers orch. by Arbos), an oratorio “Cristo,” songs. His piano music carries on the traditions of Chopin and Liszt, but is endowed with quite individual folk-colour and intensity of feeling, and also has influences. His trilogy “‘ King Arthur’? was left unfinished at his death. In 1923 his “Pepita Jiminez’”’ was restored with succe at the Paris Op.-Comique.