Román Alís (1931 – 2006) was a Spanish composer. He was born in Palma de Mallorca on August 24, 1931, and died in Madrid on 29 October 2006.
Education and training Román Alís' interest in music emerged in Barcelona in 1947, encouraged by the cultural movement in that city, absent in other populations in which his life had developed earlier. While pursuing his musical studies at the Conservatorio Superior Municipal de Música in Barcelona, alongside instructors such as Luis Maria Millet, John Gibert Camins, John Pich Santasusana, Joachim Zamacois and Eduard Toldrá, popular music became very important in his early career. Performer, conductor, arranger, and composer worked for big bands, publishers, record labels, and radio. This certainly would not have been possible without his spontaneous ease of creation, which made him compose a large number of works from the start.
Career After moving to Seville in 1960, he obtained the following year the First Place Grand Prize for Composition in the Divonne-Les-Bains International Contest held in Paris. There he was honoured by the organization, the jury, the press and the French Radiotelevisión, and was able to meet personally with musicians such as Olivier Messiaen, René Leibowitz, Jean Rivier and Louis Aubert. A few months later he retired to Divonne-les-Bains, a town very close to Geneva (Switzerland), and launched the Symphonie de Chambre, Op 27 (1962) for chamber orchestra. Later, in his time as a professor at Contrapunto y Fuga del Conservatorio in Seville, he was recognized as an important figure in the Sevillian musical life where he debuted a large number of works.
Biography {| Valign=top |- | 1931 || Born on August 24, in Palma de Mallorca. |- | 1940 || Because of his father's job, moved to Vigo, where he started his baccalaureate with the Marist Sisters. He discovered the piano. |- | 1944 || Moved in Residences in Zaragoza, where he continues his baccalaureate. He started to compose his first piano pieces. |- | 1947 || Moved to Barcelona, finishing his baccalaureate. |- | 1948-59 || Román studied music at the Superior Municipal Conservatory of Music in Barcelona, with Rafael Gálvez, Luis María Millet, Juan Gibert Camins, Juan Pich Santasusana, Joaquín Zamacois, and Eduard Toldrá. He then graduated in Piano, Composition, and Orchestra Conducting. He started to come out as a pianist during those years. |- | 1950 || Moved to the city of Mataró. |- | 1951 || Arranger, pianist and director of Big bands. Premiered his first compositions at the Maresma Radio. |- | 1952 || Made military service in Ceuta; founded and directed the Coral Transfer. Collaborated with the Conservatory of Ceuta. |- | 1954 || Resumed his musical studies and professional activities. |- | 1955 || He settled in Barcelona and continued his training, acting as accompanist in chamber groups and national radio stations in Barcelona and other Catalan cities. |- | 1956 || Was musical director of ballets at Francesc Moragas and Esbart Verdaguer and at the Chamber Orchestra of the Caixa. Premiered at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona his first ballets. Worked with the Vocal Musical Youth Barcelona. |- | 1957 || Orchestra Manager at Protest Art Association in the National Palace of Montjuic. Offered several lectures in Barcelona and other Catalan towns. Debuted in Palma de Mallorca Print Op 6 (1952) for violin and piano. |- | 1958 || Acted and presented his work at the International Courses of Cultural Extension of the Principality of Andorra and the Ateneo of Barcelona. |- | 1960 || Moved to Seville. Collaborated as a compositor, arranger with the Fiesta publishers in Seville and Dakotam. |- | 1961 || Obtained the First Great International Composition Prize of Divonne-Les-Bains, held in Paris, and his work was interpreted at the Salle Gaveau in the French capital, where he met composers such as Olivier Messiaen, Bacarisse Salvador, Pierre Colombo, among others, who were members of the jury. Tribute and reception of the Embassy of Spain in Paris, Patrons and Jury held at Maxim's in Paris.
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Catalog of works {| class="wikitable" border="0" style="background:#ffffff" align="top" class="sortable wikitable" |+ style="background-color: #e0e0e0; text-align:center;" | Catalogue of works by Román Alís |- ! width="60 px"|Year ! width="60 px"|Opus ! Work ! width="200 px"|Type of Work ! width="60 px"|Length |- | 1947 || (f.c.)* || La danza de los muñecos for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1947 || (f.c.) || Pequeña pieza for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1948 || (f.c.) || Sonata for two pianos. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1948 || (f.c.) || Sonatina for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1948 || (f.c.) || 2nd Sonatina for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1948 || (f.c.) || Waltz for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1948 || Opus 001 || Eu so nunca sospiro, Op. 1 for soprano and piano || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1948 || (f.c.) || Barcarola for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1948 || (f.c.) || Prelude for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1948 || (f.c.) || 2nd Sonata for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1948 || Opus 002 || Suite for piano, Op. 2 || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1948 || (f.c.) || 2nd Waltz for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1950 || (f.c.) || 8 lessons for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1950 || Opus 004 || Pentacordos, Op. 4 for piano || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1950 || (f.c.) || Kyrie for voces u organ. || Voice music (organ) || |- | 1950 || (f.c.) || Nocturno for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1950 || Opus 003 || Sola..., Op. 3 for soprano and piano || Voice music (piano)|| |- | 1950 || (f.c.) || 3rd Sonata for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1950 || Opus 005 || Teño medo, Op. 5 for soprano and piano || Voice music (piano)|| |- | 1951 || (f.c.) ||1st Fantasía for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1951 || (f.c.) || 2nd Fantasía for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1951 || (f.c.) || 3rd Fantasía for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1951 || (f.c.) || 3rd Waltz for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || 2 pieces for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1952 || Opus 005 || Impresión, Op. 6 for violin and piano || Chamber music (violin and piano) || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || Meditación for trumpet, celesta, harp and string. || Instrumental music || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || Meditación symphony for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and strings. || Instrumental music || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || 2nd Nocturno for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || 3rd Nocturno for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || Sol de la mañana for soprano and piano. || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || 4th Sonata for piano. || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || Sonata for violin and piano. || Chamber music (violin and piano) || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || 1st Toccata for violin and piano. || Chamber music (violin and piano) || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || 2nd Toccata for violin and piano. || Chamber music (violin and piano) || |- | 1952 || (f.c.) || Trio for flute, violin and piano. || Chamber music || |- | 1953 || (f.c.) || 5 corals «spiritualities» for choir. || Choir music || |- | 1953 || Opus 006bis || Impresión no. 2, Op. 6 bis for flute and piano. || Chamber music (violin and piano) || |- | 1953 || (f.c.) || La mare de deu d’agosto for choir. || Choir music || |- | 1953 || (f.c.) || Voces del alma no I for violin and piano. || Chamber music (violin and piano) ||
| 1954 || Opus 007 || O toque da alba, Op. 7 for soprano and piano || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1954 || (f.c.) || Pequeña pieza for clarinet and piano. || Chamber music || |- | 1954 || (f.c.) || Symphonic poem for voices and orchestra. || |- | 1953 || - || Poems for cobla || Cobla Music || |- | 1954 || (f.c.) || Voces del alma no 2 for violin and piano. || Chamber music (violin and piano) || |- | 1955 || Opus 009 || Agora, Op. 9 for soprano and piano || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1955 || Opus 008 || Huacca-China, Op. 8 for soprano and musical ensemble [Ciudad durmiente - El sueño del caimán] || || |- | 1955 || (f.c.) || Jardiner de la reina for contralto and piano. || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1955 || (f.c.) || Trio for violin, cello and piano. || Chamber music || |- | 1955 || (f.c.) || Un tiempo de quartet for string quartet. || Chamber music || |- | 1955 || (f.c.) || Voces del alma no. 3 for violin and piano. || Chamber music (violin and piano) || |- | 1956 || - || Ball de Garlandes for cobla || Cobla Music || |- | 1956 || - || L’Esquerrana for cobla || Cobla Music || |- | 1956 || Opus 011 || Meu pensamento, Op. 11 for soprano and piano || Música vocal (piano) || |- | 1951 || Opus 010 || No eres, Op. 10 for voice and piano || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1956 || (f.c.) || Voces del alma nº 4 for violin and piano. || Chamber music (violin and piano) || |- | 1957 || Opus 013 || Adiós, Op. 13 for soprano and piano || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1957 || - || Contrapás for cobla || Cobla Music || |- | 1957 || - || Cuadro de mar for cobla || Cobla Music || |- | 1957 || Opus 012 || Cuatro piezas breves, Op. 12 for piano || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1957 || - || Majorales for cobla || Cobla Music || |- | 1957 || - || Pere Galleri for cobla || Cobla Music || |- | 1957 || - || Pitulineta for cobla || Cobla Music || |- | 1957 || - || Xatulineta for cobla || Cobla Music || |- | 1958 || Opus 015 || Cada noite, Op. 15 for soprano and piano || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1958 || Opus 014 || El mariner, Op. 14 for voice and piano || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1958 || Opus 016 || Noemi, Op. 16 for mixed choir || Choir music || |- | 1958 || Opus 018 || Poems from Baja Andalucía, Op. 18 for piano [Niños - Nubes - Fiesta - Siesta - Canción] || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1958 || Opus 017 || Poesía de estío, Op. 17 for mixed choir || Choir music || |- | 1958 || Opus 020 || Al lado de mi cabaña, Op. 20 for voice and piano || |- | 1959 || Opus 019 || Alleluia, Op. 19 for mixed choir || Choir music || |- | 1959 || Opus 021 || Pater noster, Op. 21 for mixed choir || Choir music || |- | 1960 || Opus 022 || string quartet, Op. 22 || Chamber music || |- | 1960 || Opus 023 || Pastorcito que te vas, Op. 23 for voice and piano || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1961 || Opus 024 || Music for ten instruments, Op. 24 || || |- | 1961 || Opus 025 || Poems from la seguiriya gitana, Op. 25 for voice and piano [Paisaje - Sorpresa - Baladilla de los tres ríos] || Voice music (piano) || |- | 1961 || Opus 026 || Sonatina, Op. 26 for piano || Solo Music (piano) || |- | 1962 || Opus 027 || Symphonie de chambre, Op. 27 for chamber orchestra (E: VIII Divonne-les-Bains International Chamber music Festival, Teatro del Parque, Divonne-les-Bains (Francia) – 2.7.1962 – orchestra de Cámara de Genève, dir Pierre ColomboG: RSR. Encargo del Festival de Divonne-les-Bains. A Fleury Creton, Louis-Bernard Levy y Maurice Werner.) || Orchestral music || 20:00 |- | 1962 || Opus 028 || Sonata for flute and piano, Op. 28 || Chamber music || |- | 1962 || Opus 031 || Variaciones breves, Op. 31 for orchestra (E: Teatro Lope de Vega, Sevilla – 16.12.1962 – Agrupación de Cámara de Sevilla, dir Luis Izquierdo. A Luis Izquierdo. The work has 42 variations.) || Orchestral music || |- | 1963 || Opus 038 || Hacia Belem, Op. 38 for the mixed choir to three voices (Ist version) || Choir music || |- | 1963 || Opus 036 || Nocturnos de la luna gitana, Op. 36 for soprano and instrumental ensemble [Allegro del verde viento - Andante, quasi preludio del alba - Lento de la pena morena] || |- | 1963 || Opus 034 || Preludio y cante, Op. 34 for flute || Solo Music (flute) || |- | 1963 || Opus 032 || Sonata for guitar, Op. 32 || Solo Music (guitar) || |- | || Opus 035 || Espejismos Sonoros, Op. 35, for guitar || Solo Music (guitar) || |- | || Opus 037 || Salmo XXI de David, Op. 37 for choir and instrumental ensemble || Choir music (instruments) || |-