Bartolomé Calatayud

Bartolomé Calatayud (8 September 1882– 11 April 1973) was a Spanish classical guitar composer, teacher and performer. He was born in 1882 on the island of Mallorca. In 1899, while still a teenager, he was awarded the Diploma of Honour 1st Class by the Workers Instructive Centre Palma for his "superior musical knowledge in guitar playing." A contemporary and friend of Miguel Llobet and Andrés Segovia, he studied guitar first with Pedro Antonio Alemany Palmer (Palma 1862–1952), and then with Antonio Gomez Melters (1839–1908). He studied harmony and composition with the great Majorcan musicologist and composer D. Antonio Noguera. Bartolomé was also taught by Francisco Tárrega in Valencia.

He gave concerts in Spain, France, Switzerland, Portugal and Algiers and toured South America with Spanish Chorus and Dance groups. In Majorca he composed many works for the classical guitar and taught the instrument. Many of his guitar works are based on popular Catalan/Majorcan folk music.

Bartolomé Calatayud wrote music for classical guitarists of various skill levels. He taught pupils in Majorca during his later years, and died in 1973 at the age of 90.

Works for guitar Alegre Campina E Major Alegre Primavera E Major Boceto Andaluz Cuatro Piezas Faciles Para Guitarra: Vals, Cancion De Cuna, Romanza, Pasodoblillo Cuatro Juguetes: Boceto Andaluz, Gavotta, Danza, Minueto Cubanita A Major Danza Espanola E Minor Danza Popular De Campdevanol A Major Dos Piezas Para Guitarra: Bolero, El Majo Dos Piezas Para Guitarra: Bagatela, Gavota Estampa Gitana D Minor Galop G Major Gavota Facil A Major Guarjirita - Sobre Temas Populares D Major Habanera A Minor Marcha Hungara A Minor Marcha Militar A Major Minueto E Major Nostalgia E Minor Pequena Tarantela F♯ Minor Sonatina No. 1 A Minor Sonatina No. 2 D Minor Suite Antiqua: Antante, Zarabanda, Pavana, Minueto, Rondino Tango Argentino A Minor Tango D Major Tres Canciones Populares Catalanas: Muntanyes Regalades, La Preso De Lleida, La Pastoreta Tres Piezas Faciles Para Guitarra: Cajita De Musica, Divertimento, Melodia Tres Piezas Para Guitarra: Mazurka, Caramba!(Habanera), Canconeta Tres Piezas Para Guitarra: Lamento Gitano - Solea, Fandanguillo, Bulerias Triptico Para Una Dama: Bondad, Simpatia, Alegria Una Caricia E Major Vals E Minor Vals Y Mazurka Zambra D Minor

His works are mostly published by Unión Musical Ediciones, Madrid