Domingo Prat (17 March 1886 – 22 November 1944)[1] was an Argentine guitarist, composer, and music educator of Spanish origin, considered one of the most important guitarists in Buenos Aires in the early 20th century.[2]
Domingo Prat | |
|---|---|
 Domingo Prat | |
| Born | Domingo Prat Marsal 17 March 1886 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 22 November 1944 (aged 58) Haedo, Argentina |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
Life
editBorn in Barcelona, Spain, Prat was the son of amateur guitarist Tomás Prat Puig. He received his initial musical training at the Municipal School of Music in Barcelona. He studied guitar with Miguel Llobet and Francisco Tárrega[3] from 1898 to 1904. In 1904, he moved to Argentina and established himself as a guitar teacher in Buenos Aires in 1907. There, he spread the Tárrega school. Domingo Prat married guitarist Carmen Farré Ors, daughter of León Farré Duro, who worked with him, in 1909. In 1934, he published the Diccionario de Guitarristas (Dictionary of Guitarists)[4][5] in a limited-edition of 1605 copies, which is still used today as a reference work. Thanks to his work, he became one of the most important guitarists in Buenos Aires in the early 20th century, alongside Julio Salvador Sagreras. Prat founded a conservatory in Haedo and taught many renowned guitarists, such as María Luisa Anido (from 1914).
Prat died in Haedo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, aged 58.
Works
edit- Andante
- Bajo el sauce, milonga
- Danza española 1
- Estudio
- Güeya
- Jota
- Mazurka
- Pasionarias
- Recuerdo de Santiago del Estero
- Recuerdos de Saldungaray
- Variaciones sobre la Huella
References
edit- ^ "Diccionario – Prat, Domingo (España, 1886 – Argentina, 1944) – Biblioteca de la Guitarra y Cuerda Pulsada". bibliotecadelaguitarra.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Martínez, Héctor García. "Domingo Prat: Un maestro al servicio del arte guitarrístico argentino". www.identidad-cultural.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Domingo Prat". El Teatre Català (in Catalan) (226): 216. 1916.
- ^ "Domingo Prat (1886–1944)". Matanya Ophee Collection. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Prat, Domingo; Ophee, Matanya; Alborg, Concha (1986). Diccionario de guitarristas / Domingo Prat. Ed. Orphée. Columbus. ISBN 978-0-936186-18-4.
Further reading
edit- Osborne, Randy (2020). Annotations for the History of the Classical Guitar in Argentina 1822-2000. United States: Fine Fretted String Instruments. ISBN 9781734529401.
- Prat, Domingo (1934). Diccionario de Guitarristas. Argentina: Romero y Fernandez.
