Emili Salut Payà facts for kids

Emili Salut i Payà (born November 13, 1918 – died May 16, 1982) was a talented musician from Barcelona, Spain. He was known as a trumpeter and a composer, meaning he wrote music.

Emili Salut i Payà's Life Story

Emili Salut i Payà was born in Barcelona, a beautiful city in Spain. He loved music from a young age.

He went to the Municipal School of Barcelona to study music. There, he learned to play the violin and the piano. But his biggest dream was to write his own music. Later, he became very interested in the trumpet and took lessons to learn it. He even played in music groups in Barcelona until 1936.

In 1939, Emili traveled to the USSR (which is now Russia and other countries). While there, he studied to become a pilot. From 1940 to 1941, he was a musician in the Mijail Lipski Orchestra in Moscow.

In 1941, during a big war, he was held in difficult conditions for eight years. After he was released in 1948, he continued to study music. He married his first wife, Isida Filippova, and they had two daughters named Francesca and Violeta.

In 1957, Emili was able to return to Spain. He lived in Madrid and Barcelona. He worked at Radio Nacional de España, a national radio station, and also taught music at the Assimil Academy.

What Music Did Emili Salut i Payà Write?

Emili Salut i Payà wrote many different kinds of music. A "composition" is a piece of music that someone has created.

Music for Small Groups (Chamber Music)

He wrote music for small groups of instruments, like:

• A collection of six Cànons for string instruments.
• Guerras civiles de Granada, for violin and piano.

Music for Voice and Piano

Emili also wrote songs for a singer with piano music, including:

• Invierno (meaning "Winter"), which he wrote while he was held in difficult conditions.
• Recuerdos (meaning "Memories"), also about his time there.

Music for Piano

He composed many pieces just for the piano, such as:

• Canone
• Elegie
• Sonata núm. 1
• 12 Valsos per a piano (12 Waltzes for piano).

Music for Organ

He wrote a piece for the organ called Fugueta, d'introducció i comiat per a una cerimònia nupcial.

Music for Choirs

Emili wrote music for choirs (groups of singers):

• Canción Yalta, which had Russian words.
• El cargol.

Music for Cobla

He wrote music for a special Catalan music group called a cobla. This group often plays traditional Catalan music called sardanas. Some of his pieces for cobla and choir include:

• Els brivalls del barri
• El cargol
• Remei

Music for Orchestras

Emili composed several pieces for a full orchestra, which is a large group of many different instruments:

• Introducció i comiat per a una cerimònia nupcial
• Kalinka
• Retaule nadalench
• Romanza
• Suite Tártara núm. 3

Music for Bands

He also wrote music for a band, like Retaule nadalench.

Music for Ballet

Emili wrote music for ballets, which are dance performances:

• El Circo, a suite for a symphony orchestra.
• Werther.

Musical Arrangements

He also took existing pieces of music and changed them for different instruments or groups. This is called an "arrangement."

• He arranged Jota aragonesa by Glinka for a band.
• He arranged Ave Maria by Franz Schubert for a soloist, choir, and orchestra.

Jazz Music

Emili also explored jazz music, writing pieces like:

• Foxbrush, a foxtrot.
• Sombrero cordobés.

He also made jazz arrangements of popular songs for the trumpet or piano, such as:

• Love is a many-splendored thing
• La sombra de tu sonrisa
• Blue Skies

See also

In Spanish: Emili Salut Payà para niños