Arenal Arenal, Gonzalo 25.nov.1902-22.feb.1948 Spain, Pradoluengo - Madrid
until 1911 received his first musical instructions from the municipal bandmaster and parish choir conductor Jose Santamaria in Pradoluengo, 1912 studied piano and harmony with Jose Maria Beobide at the seminary in Burgos, studied fugue and counterpoint with Tomas Blanco in Burgos, studied harmony and composition in Madrid, 1928 ordained deacon, 1928 choirmaster of Teruel Cathedral, in Teruel his grave illness begins and he must retire to Pradoluengo to recover, 1938 he unsuccesfully opposed for a position at the cathedral of Pamplona, 1941 choirmaster at Toledo Cathedral and working for Fundacion Duque de Lerma ; son of Buenaventura Arenal and Celestina Arenal, well-off industrialists from cloth manufacturing families ; brother of composer Rufino Arenal

Title Parts


[] Gozos al Patriarca San Jose. Choir and organ
published in a supplement of Espana sacro musical, Any II, numero 14 (febrero 1931)
pub Libreria Liturgica Casulleras, Barcelona c1931

[] Himno a San Jose, a coro. Per a cor sol, i cor i orgue. Text en castella i llati
letra del Padre Restituto del Valle, musica de Ildefonso Pardos Arrue. A San Jose : patron de la iglesia universal / Gonzalo Arenal
[the contribution of Gonzalo Arenal is unclear]
published in a supplement of Espana sacro musical, Any V, numero 49 (enero 1934)
pub Libreria Liturgica Casulleras, Barcelona c1934

[] Salerosas canciones del bajo Aragon. Voice and piano
pub Union Musical Espanola, Madrid 10jul1935

[] Donde vas. Villancico. Coro de ninas a tres voces. Toledo a1941
awarded with several prizes, ao 1948 premio de la Diputacion de Canarias por unas Folias and Premio Nacional de Musica

[] Arroyo claro. Coro de ninas a tres voces. Toledo a1941
[] Carta del Rey. Coro de ninas a tres voces. Toledo a1941
[] Tarde de Mayo. Coro de ninas a tres voces. Toledo a1941
[] La pajara pinta. Coro de ninas a tres voces. Toledo a1941
[] Dormido esta mi gloria. Coro unisonal y dos voces. pub Madrid 1947
[] Endecha, para armonio. Harmonium
pub in Dos intermedios para organo o armonium, collected/edited by Jesus Garcia Romano (C.M.F.)
pub Madrid 1947

[] 3 Letanias a dos voces. 2 Voices and organ
pub Rodrigo Vicente Manzanal Ruiz, 2005
ms from the Pradoluengo's church choir music archives

[] Asunta (Assumpta est Maria). Baritone, SAB choir and organ
pub Rodrigo Vicente Manzanal Ruiz, 2006
ms from the Pradoluengo's church choir music archives

[] Himno a D. Adolfo Espinosa (donante de las escuelas graduadas de Teruel)
[] El sepelio de la Nina. Song from his Dos colecciones de obras para Orfeon
[] El santo de la senorita. Zarzuela
[] El canto de la Isidra. Song from one of his zarzuelas
[] Ya se van los pastores. Choir
[] Suite aragonesa. Choir
[] Te Deum I & II
[] Misa I & II
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