Teodoro Ballo Tena

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A photo of Teodoro Ballo dedicated to his student Guillermo Lusa Herrero (Zaragoza, 1917).

Teodoro Bailo Tena (25 March 1866 - 6 August 1962) was a Spanish violinist, composer and conductor.

Tena studied violin at the Conservatory of Zaragoza. He continued to study violin under Jesús de Monasterio and music composition under Aranguren and Santamaria in Madrid.[1]

Tena won first place at the Conservatory of Zaragoza in 1884. He founded the Music School of Zaragoza (la Escuela de Musica de Zaragoza) where he taught Eduardo Viscasillas Blanque and Pablo Luna Carné. He also founded the Philharmonic Orchestra (Orquesta Filarmónica) in Zaragoza in 1890.

Tena composed the himnos patrióticos and a Salve Regina to Our Lady of the Pillar.

Teodoro Ballo Tena
Born12 March 1866
Zaragoza, Spain
Died5 August 1963 (96)
Zaragoza, Spain
Resting placeCementerio de Torrero
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Conductor, violinist, composing
Known forComposing
Notable workhimnos patrióticos

Bibliography[edit]

  • Enciclopedia Espasa Suplemento de los años 1961-62, pág. 136 (ISBN 84-239-4595-2)
  • Biografía en la Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Gabete-Rodriguez, Diego (2017). "74 CHAPTER 4. MONASTERIO'S LEGACY: HIS MOST INFLUENTIAL STUDENTS". Jesus de Monasterio (1836-1903): An Essential Figure in the Artistic and Technical Development of Violin Playing in theArtistic and Technical Development of Violin Playing in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century at the Madrid RoyalSecond Half of the Nineteenth Century at the Madrid Royal ConservatoryConservatory (Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance thesis). West Virginiia University.