Manuel Valls
Composer
1920 – 1984
Who was Manuel Valls?
Manuel Valls i Gorina was a Catalan Spanish composer, pianist, music critic, and music educator.
Valls was born in Badalona. He studied at the University of Barcelona and the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu. At the Liceu he was mentored by Aita Donostia with whom he studied music theory, music composition, and orchestration. He became a successful composer writing symphonic works, chamber music, choral music, operas, art songs, and songs for solo piano. For many years he taught composition at the University of Barcelona and wrote music reviews for El País. He died in Barcelona.
Manuel Valls is the composer of the music of "El Cant del Barça", the official anthem of FC Barcelona.
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- Born
- Jul 21, 1920
Badalona - Also known as
- Nani
- Manuel Valls i Gorina
- Nationality
- Spain
- Profession
- Died
- 1984
Barcelona
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on July 23, 2013
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