Manuel Valls (composer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Manuel Valls (composer)

Spanish composer

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1920

Place of Birth: Badalona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1984

Profession: composer, professor, music critic, musicologist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Manuel Valls i Gorina (Catalan pronunciation: [m?nu'?l 'ßa?s]; 21 July 1920 – 1984) was a Spanish composer, pianist, music critic, and music educator.Valls was born in Badalona.
He studied at the University of Barcelona and the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu.
At the Liceu he was mentored by Aita Donostia with whom he studied music theory, music composition, and orchestration.
He became a successful composer writing symphonic works, chamber music, choral music, operas, art songs, and songs for solo piano.
For many years he taught composition at the University of Barcelona and wrote music reviews for El País..
He died in Barcelona. Manuel Valls is the composer of the music of "El Cant del Barça", the official anthem of FC Barcelona.