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[[Image:Joaquin Rodrigo.jpg|thumb|Joaquín Rodrigo]]

[[Image:Joaquin Rodrigo.jpg|thumb|Joaquín Rodrigo]]

'''Joaquín Rodrigo''' (Sagunto, 1901 – Madrid, 1999) was an [[Spanish]] composer and pianist. In 1927, he moved to [[Paris]]; there he met Honegger, Milhaud, [[Maurice Ravel|Ravel]] and De Falla. ''He continued his studies of musicology in France at the Paris Conservatoire and at the Sorbonne and also worked in Germany, Austria and Switzerland before returning to Spain in 1939 to settle permanently in Madrid.'' [http://www.joaquin-rodrigo.com/bioce.html]

'''Joaquín Rodrigo''' (Sagunto, 1901 – Madrid, 1999) was an [[Spanish]] composer and pianist. Rodrigo was blinded by complications from diphtheria when he was three years old. In 1927, he moved to [[Paris]]; there he met Honegger, Milhaud, [[Maurice Ravel|Ravel]] and de Falla. ''He continued his studies of musicology in France at the Paris Conservatoire and at the Sorbonne and also worked in Germany, Austria and Switzerland before returning to Spain in 1939 to settle permanently in Madrid.'' [http://www.joaquin-rodrigo.com/bioce.html]

In 1933, Rodrigo married Turkish pianist Victoria Kamhi.  

In 1933, Rodrigo married Turkish pianist Victoria Kamhi.  

Rodrigo was blinded by complications from diphtheria when he was three years old.

Joaquin Rodrigo was responsible for establishing the guitar as a classical concert instrument.  

== Some works ==

== Some works ==

* Estío, 1943.

* Estío, 1943.

* Cuatro madrigales amatorios, 1948.

* Cuatro madrigales amatorios, 1948.

== See also ==

== See also ==