Generación del 51 is a designation for one of a series of "generations" of Spanish composers, identifying a group born between 1924 and 1938.

Members of this group of composers from the Basque and Castilian-speaking regions of Spain include:[1]

In their earlier works, members of this generation tended toward the avant-garde, with post-Webernian serialism evident in the work of Halffter and Luis de Pablo in particular. By the end of the 1970s a mellowing of their language becomes apparent, and during the 1980s many of them began to turn to tonality of one sort or another.[1]

The Catalan members of this generation are associated with the reforming and renewing tendencies that emerged after the post-Civil War isolation:[2][1]

Soler's compositional palette involves serial techniques, and he is particularly noted for his dramatic music.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d New Grove Dict. M&M 2001, "Spain" (§I: Art music: 6. 20th century) by Belen Perez Castillo.
  2. ^ New Grove Dict. M&M 2001, "Barcelona" by Maricarmen Gómez.

Sources

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  • Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John, eds. (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. ISBN 9780195170672.

Further reading

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  • Charles Soler, Agustín. 2002. Análisis de la música española del siglo XX: En torno a la Generación del 51. Valencia: Rivera.
  • Sagastume, Manu. 1996. "La Generación del 51." Kantuz, no. 32 (July–August): 27.