Alejandro Román
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alejandro López Román |
| Born | 1971 (age 49–50) Madrid, Spain |
| Genres | Film score, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
Alejandro López Román (born 1971) is a Spanish composer and pianist. Musician of eclectic style, his works cover both current symphonic composition like jazz or film music.
Biography[]
Born in Madrid, he studied composition with Antón García Abril, and Zulema de la Cruz at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. From 1991 to 1995 he was awarded scholarships by the AIE (Society of Artists and Performers) for studies of Jazz with , and (piano), , and (harmony, composition and arrangements, music theater), and (improvisation and ensemble). He belonged to several Jazz and Rock groups with whom he recorded a dozen albums.
He has composed over seventy works for piano, voice, guitar, orchestra, chamber, electroacoustic, and teaching music, modern (jazz, pop) and film music, theatre and dance. He has scored fifteen short films and three feature films.
In 2014 he obtained the Doctorate in Philosophy from the Department of Aesthetics, UNED, after completion of his thesis "Musivisual analysis, audition guide and study of film music", where he analyses the connections between the language of image and musical language.
In 2003 he became a Professor at the department for Audiovisual Composition of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, where he launched the Classroom "CINEMA" (Composition and Research in the Audiovisual Media).
Awards[]
2004 Award for Best Original Soundtrack by by in "IX Festival de Cine Ciudad de Zaragoza"
2005 Award from the I Forum of Young Composers of the by Argos, for saxophone quintet, two percussionists and piano
2005 4th Prize "Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga" by for chamber orchestra, the "Young Composers XVI Premio SGAE"
2007 2nd Prize "Angel Iglesias" by , for guitar, in "II Guitar Composition Competition Ciudad de Badajoz"
2015 "Cultura Viva Award" in the "Music" category of the XXIV Edition of the Spanish National Viva Cultura Awards for its extensive and multifaceted work as a creator, performer and pedagogue
2018 Gold Medal (Contemporary Classical and Album), Music Global Awards for the album “Chamber Music”
2017 Silver Medal. Music Global Awards for “Epojé, Op. 50”, para violoncello y piano
Catalog of works[]
1990 for violin, flute, clarinet, trombone and piano (out of print)
1992 , electroacoustic (out of print)
- Picnic, electroacoustic (out of print)
1997 (Miniaturas, Orillas del Manzanares y Zarabanda) para piano
- for piano
- Orestes, for prepared piano (out of print)
1998 , popular song for singing and piano
- for singing and piano (out of print)
- , carol for mixed choir
- , for three cellos and piano and cello
1999
- Sonatina, version for flute orchestra (out of print)
- , for flute and harpsichord (or piano)
2000
- for violin, oboe, cello and piano
- for piano
2001
- for singing and piano
- La persistencia de la memoria, electroacoustic
- , for singing, violin, cello and organ (out of print)
2002
- , chamber opera in one act, two tables and four scenes
- for guitar
- , for prepared piano and electroacoustic
- , electroacoustic
2003 , suite for orchestra (out of print)
- , educational pieces for harpsichord
- , for small orchestra
- , version of the suite for instrumental ensemble (out of print)
2004 , for piano
- , for double bass (with or without reciter)
2005 , for guitar
- Argos, for saxophone quintet, two percussionists and piano
- , musical tale for flute, piano, tuba, bass and percussion
- , for instrumental ensemble
2006 , for big-band
- , for flute, harp and string quartet
- for violin and harp
- for violin, clarinet, cello and piano
2007 , for flute and harp
- Seguiriya, for bassoon quartet
- , version for flute and harp
2008 Kithara, for harp
- , for harp
- , for flute, cello and harp
2009 , for five flutes, contrabass and percussion (and optional video)
- , for flute, violin, violoncello, bandurria and guitar
- , for two flutes and organ
2010 , for full orchestra
- , for violin
- , for guitar and strings orchestra
2011 , for flute
- , trio sonata for violin, violoncello and piano
- , for violin, violoncello and piano
2012 , for flute and harp
2013 , for piano
- Ave María, for mixed choir
- , for clarinet, harp and organ
- , for harp
- , for flute and harp
- , for bassoon
2014 , electronic
- , for violoncello and piano
- , orchestra
- , for violin, violoncello and piano
- , for alto saxophone and piano four hands
2015 Nocturno, for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano
- , for violin
- , for flute, guitar, harpsichord and cello
- Changes, for violín
- , for violin
- , toccata for piano
- , for piano
- , for piano
- , for piano
2016 , for flute, bandurria, guitar, violin and violoncello with video and electronics
- , zarzuela in three acts
- , for canto y piano
- , for canto y piano
- , for piano
- , for piano
- , for piano
2017 , for piano four hands
- , for clarinet
- , for orchestra and children's choir
- , for piano
- , for alto saxophone and harp
2018 , for clarinets ensemble
- Praeludium, for clarinet, alto saxophone, violin, violoncello and piano
- , for alto saxophone, violin, violoncello and piano
- Areté, for string quintet and piano
2019 , violoncello y piano
- , para violín y piano
- ', para flauta, clarinete, saxofón, percusión y piano
Film Music[]
- (2020). Feature Film
Director: Fernando González Gómez
- (2020). Feature Film
Director: Vasileios Papatheocharis
- (2020). Documentary Feature Film
Director: Juan Vicente Chuliá
- (2013). Documentary Feature Film
Director: Jaime Otero
- El Perfecto Desconocido (2011). Feature Film
Director: Toni Bestard
- Quédate Conmigo (2010). Short 35 mm
Director: Zoé Berriatúa
- Duelo (2010). Short 35 mm
Director: Víctor Pedreira
- (2008). Short 35 mm
Director: Miguel Yusty
- (2008). Short 35 mm
Director: Nydia García Vacas
- (2007). Feature Film
Director: Juan Carlos Claver
- (2007). Animation Short 35 mm
Director: Miguel Yusty
- (2006). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard
- (2006). Short
Director: Jorge Barrau
- Electroshock (2005). TV-Movie
Director: Juan Carlos Claver
- (2005). Animation Short 35 mm
Director: Miguel Yusty
- (2004). TV-Movie
Director: Juan Carlos Claver
- (2004). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard
- El Túnel (2004). Video-art
Director: Daniel Román
- (2002). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard
- (2001). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard y Adán Martín
- (2001). Short
Director: Daniel Román
- (2000). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard y Adán Martín
- (2000). Short 35 mm
Director: Isidro Carbajal
- (1999). Short 16 mm
Director: Toni Bestard y Adán Martín
- (1998). Short
Director: Carlos Manrique
- (1993). Short
Director: Carlos Manrique
Discography[]
- 2017 A Common Enemy, Soundtrack of the movie / CD Rosetta Records
- 2017 Chamber Music, CD Naxos
- 2017 Spirit of Nature, Soundtrack / CD Mousiké
- 2015 Integral de la Obra para Arpa dedicada a Mª Rosa Calvo-Manzano, CD Arlu Discos
- 2013 La Perfecta Desconocida, Soundtrack / CD Karonte
- 2012 El Perfecto Desconocido, Soundtrack of the movie / CD Karonte
- 2011 Dos princesas and Bacantes in "Dúos para flauta y arpa españoles contemporáneos", CD Arlu Discos
- 2010 Intrusos en Manasés, Soundtrack of the movie / CD Mousiké
- 2009 Electroshock, Soundtrack of the movie / CD Mousiké
- 2008 Ludus Ludovico and Sonata para flauta, violoncello y arpa in "El arpa en la música de cámara española contemporánea", CD Arlu Discos
- 2008 Music for Shortfilms, compilation CD / CD Mousiké
- 2007 Ménades, para orquesta de cámara in "XVI-XVII PREMIO SGAE Jóvenes Compositores", CD Fundación Autor
Books published[]
- 2017 Análisis Musivisual, guía de audición y estudio de la música cinematográfica. Editorial Visión Libros, Madrid
- 2008 El Lenguaje Musivisual, semiótica y estética de la música cinematográfica, Editorial Visión Libros, Madrid
- 2008 Indeterminación y minimalismo, pop y vanguardias, Lulu
- 2008 Manuel de Falla y la filosofía española, Lulu
Articles[]
- 2009 Estética de la música cinematográfica, aspectos differenciadores, in "Reflexiones en torno a la música y la imagen desde la musicología española", edition by Matilde Olarte, Salamanca
- 2009 Enseñanza de la música de cine en España, in the magazine "Música y Educación", number 78, year XXII
- 2007 Cine, Música, Arquitectura. Ejercicio Interdisciplinar de percepción del espacio y memoria auditiva, in "Experiencias de innovación docente en la Universidad de Alcalá", Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
See also[]
- Musivisual Language
- Analysis Musivisual
External links[]
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Spanish composers
- Spanish male composers
- Madrid Royal Conservatory alumni
- Spanish film score composers
- Male film score composers