Francisco Llácer Pla Facts for Kids

Francisco Llácer Pla (born in Valencia, Spain, in 1918, and passed away there in 2002) was a Spanish composer and a conductor for choirs. He was one of the first composers from Valencia to use new, modern music styles after the war. He mixed these new ideas with beautiful, emotional melodies and sounds from Valencian folk music. Tomás Marco, another famous musician, said that Llácer Pla gave a fresh and exciting view of Spanish music.

He taught at the Valencia Conservatory, a music school. His unique ideas about harmony, which is how different musical notes sound good together, were important in his music. He developed his own theories, like "heptafonism" and the "balanced chord." These ideas explored how sounds resonate and fit together in a special way.

On October 7, 2005, the city of Valencia honored him by naming him its "favorite son." This is a special title given to people who have contributed a lot to their city.

A Look at His Music
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A Look at His Music

Francisco Llácer Pla wrote many different kinds of musical pieces. He composed for orchestras, choirs, and smaller groups of instruments. He also wrote music for solo instruments like the piano or organ.

Works for Voices and Orchestra

He wrote pieces where singers perform with a full orchestra. Some examples include:

1957: Tres lieder y una coplilla (for soprano and orchestra)
1964: Himno de la enfermera (for women's chorus and orchestra)
1971: Himne del jardiner (for men's chorus and orchestra)
1974: Migraciones (for soprano and orchestra)
1991: Te Deum (for choir and orchestra)

Works for Orchestra

Llácer Pla also created many pieces just for orchestras. These include:

1954: El bosque de Opta (a symphonic poem)
1956: Rondó mirmidón
1959: Aguafuertes de una novela (a symphonic suite)
1962: Zoco esclavo y Marcha oriental (for concert band)
1962: Sincrección-Divertimento (for string orchestra)
1969: Balada heptafónica (for string orchestra)
1978: Amén de Folies
1984: Piano Concerto
1987: Ricercare concertante (for two pianos and orchestra)

Chamber Music

He wrote music for small groups of instruments, known as chamber music:

1964: Inventions for six instruments
1970: Ciclos (for violin and piano)
1972: Cançó per a la intimitat (for violin and piano)
1974: Motete para el día sexto (for string quartet)
1977: Episodios concertantes (for guitar, string octet, and percussion)
1979: Huellas (for cello and piano)
1980: La otra trova heptafónica (for cello and piano)
1981: Liturgia II (for wind quintet)
1985: Tenebrae (for flute and piano)
1987: Textura y tropos (for flute and piano)
1992: Relatando imágenes (for horn and piano)
1997: Hacia el anochecer (for violin and double bass)
1998: Elegía a una mirada (for violin and cello)
2001: Arquitecturas del silencio (for viola and double bass)

Vocal Works

Llácer Pla also composed many pieces just for voices, often for choirs:

1953: Campanar de Benigànim (for women's chorus)
1954: Tríptico popular (for children's chorus)
1956: Primavera en hivern (for mixed chorus)
1959: Al bon Déu (for children's chorus)
1960: Cançoneta dels innocents (for children's chorus and organ)
1966: Missa puericia (for children's chorus and organ)
1966: Cançons per a la intimitat (for soprano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, and piano)
1972: Lamentació de Tirant lo Blanc (for mixed chorus)
1973: Tres ratlles curtes (for children's chorus)
1975: Ajonetes (for children's chorus)
1977: Loors de la Santísima Creu (for soprano and piano)

Solo Works

He wrote several pieces for single instruments:

1954: Prelude (for piano)
1955: Piano Sonata
1956: Noctámbulo (for piano)
1960: Piano Sonatina
1961: Salida (for organ)
1963: Pentámero (for harp)
1977: Liturgia I (for organ)
1981: Dístico percutiente (for piano)
1986: Espacios sugerentes (for piano)
1986: Versus in conmemoratione Ioannis Cabanilles (for organ)
1988: Plurívoco (for piano)
1990: Come ouverture alla italiana (for guitar)
1991: Jucunde et Pacificus (for piano)
1994: Breve Sonata mudante (for piano)
1996: Music for Prepared Harpsichord
1997: Pavesa célica (for piano)
2000: Poetizando lo cotidiano (for double bass)

Francisco Llácer Pla facts for kids

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