(b Bilbao, 27 Jan 1806; d Paris, 17 Jan 1826). Spanish composer. He studied under Baillot (violin) and Fétis (harmony) at the Paris Conservatoire; his music, which includes an opera (Los esclavos felices, 1820), a symphony and three fine string quartets, is elegant and accomplished and notable for its harmonic warmth. His death before he was 20 was a sad loss to Spanish music.

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