Agustín González Acilu
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Agustín González Acilu (Alsasua, Navarra, February 18th 1929) is a Spanish composer and music teacher. 1
He began his music studies in Alsasua and continued them in Madrid, later expanding them in different European cities. He was a professor of harmony at the Superior Conservatory of Music in Madrid, and in 1971 he obtained the National Music Prize. He won this award again in 1998. [1]
In 2009 he also received the Prince of Viana Prize for Culture from the Prince of Asturias. [2][3]
He has written different concerts for piano and cello and quite a few pieces of chamber music.
References
- The composer Agustín González Acilu: the aesthetics of tension. Volume 12 of Hispanic Music Texts Biographies. By Marta Cureses de la Vega, 1995, Editorial Complutense, ISBN 84-89365-42-3.
- http://www.navarra.es/NR/rdonlyres/E30C88C1-E80E-4479-AE04-474D07AC6121/128582/gonzalezacilu.pdf Biography in Ars Incógnita
- http://www.navarra.es/home_es/Actualidad/Sala+de+prensa/Noticias/2009/05/13/Premio+Cultura+2009.htm Composer Agustín González Acilu wins the Prince of Viana Prize for Culture 2009
- http://www.diariodenavarra.es/20090609/culturaysociedad/gonzalez-acilu-recibe-premio-manos-principe-asturias-profunda-emocion.html?not=2009060912120431&dia=20090609&seccion=culturaysociedad&seccion2=navarra González Acilu Award hands of the Prince of Asturias with "deep emotion"
Text adapted from the Spanish Wikipedia