Joaquín Nin

Joaquín Nin y Castellanos (September 29, 1879 – October 24, 1949)^[1] was a Spanish-Cuban pianist and composer. He was the father of Thorvald Nin, composer Joaquin Nin-Culmell, and writer Anaïs Nin with singer Rosa Culmell. Nin studied piano with Moritz Moszkowski and composition at the Schola Cantorum (where he taught from 1906 to 1908). He toured as a pianist and was known as a composer and arranger of popular Spanish folk music. Nin was a member of the Spanish Academy and the French Legion of Honor.^[2]

References

1. ^ Latin American Classical Composers. A biographical dictionary. First edition. Edited by Miguel Ficher, Martha Furman Schleifer, and John M. Furman.
2. ^ Taylor, Deems. "Dictionary of Musicians". Music Lovers' Encyclopedia. 4th ed. 1950. Important works for Violin and Piano: Seguida Española (Vieja Castilla, Murciana, Catalana, Andaluza), En el Jardin de Lindaraja,

External links

• Free scores by Joaquin Nin in the International Music Score Library Project

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