Joaquim Homs
Composer
1906 – 2003
Who was Joaquim Homs?
Joaquim Homs i Oller was a Spanish composer.
Homs was born in Barcelona, and studied cello until 1922. Afterwards, he self-educated himself in composition before studying on-and-off from 1931 to 1938. From 1930 to 1936 he studied composition with Roberto Gerhard. He is regarded by one author as not just a Catalan, but also a Spanish composer, while another source names him only as Catalan.
His early style was characterized by the use of free counterpoint, already moving towards atonality, and beginning in 1954 he began using twelve-tone technique. While his style remained loyal to modernism, his later works no longer adhered to strict twelve-note technique.
He died at his home in Barcelona at the age of 97.
The personal papers of Joaquim Homs are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.
When asked by the British encyclopedia The World of Music in the mid-1950s what he considered to be his chief works, his answer was:
Duet for Flute and Clarinet
String Quartet No. 1
Violin sonata
Sonata for oboe and bass clarinet
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