Rodolfo Halffter
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Rodolfo Halffter was a Spanish-Mexican composer associated with the Generation of ’27, known for his modernist style and influential film and concert music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish emigrant to Mexico
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composer ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mexico
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Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-10-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-10-14 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | self-taught in composition ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigrationReason | Spanish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Spanish ⓘ |
| familyName | Halffter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
concert music
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film music ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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film music ⓘ |
| givenName | Rodolfo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Mexican contemporary music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arnold Schoenberg
NERFINISHED
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Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel de Falla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Generation of ’27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | modernism in music ⓘ |
| name | Rodolfo Halffter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
Mexican
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Spanish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dos sonatas de El Escorial
NERFINISHED
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Homenaje a Antonio Machado NERFINISHED ⓘ Obertura festiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Piano Concerto NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinfonietta NERFINISHED ⓘ Violin Concerto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Cristóbal Halffter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Madrid
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Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ernesto Halffter
NERFINISHED
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Rafael Halffter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMusicalLanguage |
neoclassicism
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polytonality ⓘ twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
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