Jesús García Leoz facts for kids
Jesús García Leoz was a Spanish composer born in Olite, Navarra, on January 10, 1904. He passed away in 1953. He was especially famous for writing music for movies, which are called film scores.
Jesús García Leoz was a favorite student of another famous composer, Joaquín Turina. He was also part of a group of artists and writers known as the "Generation of '27". This group included many important Spanish artists of that time.
His Music and Compositions
Jesús García Leoz wrote many different kinds of music. He composed pieces for orchestras, for smaller groups of instruments, and for singers.
Here are some of the musical works he created:
- Songs for voice and piano, often using poems by famous Spanish writers like Lorca, Antonio Machado, and Juan Ramón Jiménez.
- A Symphony, which is a long piece for a large orchestra.
- A Sonatina for a small orchestra, composed in 1945.
- A Sonata for Violin and Piano, which is a piece for two instruments.
- A String Quartet, which is music for four string instruments (like violins, viola, and cello).
- A Quartet for Piano and Strings.
- A Piano Sonatina, a shorter and simpler piece for piano.
- La duquesa del candil (The Duchess of the Oil Lamp), a zarzuela from 1948. A zarzuela is a Spanish musical play that mixes singing and speaking.
Music for Movies
Jesús García Leoz was very well-known for his film scores. A film score is all the original music written specifically for a movie. This music helps to tell the story and create the right mood for the audience.
He composed music for many Spanish films. Here are some of the movies he worked on:
- Fortunato (1942)
- A Palace for Sale (1942)
- I Will Consult Mister Brown (1946)
- The Black Siren (1947)
- Four Women (1947)
- Lady in Ermine (1947)
- Lola Leaves for the Ports (1947)
- The Party Goes On (1948)
- Guest of Darkness (1948)
- Ninety Minutes (1949)
- Night Arrival (1949)
- A Man on the Road (1949)
- Wings of Youth (1949)
- The Maragatan Sphinx (1950)
- Tales of the Alhambra (1950)
- Day by Day (1951)
- Malibran's Song (1951)
- La trinca del aire (1951)
- The Seventh Page (1951)
- Love and Desire (1951)
- Spanish Serenade (1952)
- Come Die My Love (1952)
- The Call of Africa (1952)
- Devil's Roundup (1952)
- Lovers of Toledo (1953)
- Women's Town (1953)
- Return to the Truth (1956)
- The Sun Comes Out Every Day (1958)
See also
In Spanish: Jesús García Leoz para niños
