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Alejandro Román, (1971) is a Spanish composer and pianist. Musician of eclectic style, his works cover both current symphonic composition like jazz or film music.
Biography
Román is from Madrid. He is an eclectic musician, his works include modern symphonic compositions, jazz and film music.
He studied composition with Anton Garcia Abril, Valentín Ruiz 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 Tony Heimer, Jorge Villaescusa and Ricard Miralles (piano), Claudio Gabis, Eva Gancedo and Miguel Blanco (harmony, composition and arrangements, music theater), Bob Sands and Victor Merlo (improvisation and ensemble). He belonged to several Jazz and Rock groups with whom he recorded a dozen albums.
He has composed over fifty 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 2007 he obtained the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Philosophy from the Department of Aesthetics, UNED, after completion of his thesis "The Musivisual Language, aesthetics and semiotics of audio-visual 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 Niño Vudú by Toni Bestard in "IX Festival de Cine Ciudad de Zaragoza"
2005 Award from the I Forum of Young Composers of the Fundación Sax-Ensemble by Argos, for saxophone quintet, two percussionists and piano
2005 4th Prize "Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga" by Ménades for chamber orchestra, the "Young Composers XVI Premio SGAE"
2007 2nd Prize "Angel Iglesias" by Dos Estudios Extraños, for guitar, in "II Guitar Composition Competition Ciudad de Badajoz"
Catalog of works
1990 Danza Espectral for violin, flute, clarinet, trombone and piano (out of print)
1992 Oniroplastia Eco, electroacoustic (out of print)
- Picnic, electroacoustic (out of print)
1997 Tres preludios nocturnos (Miniaturas, Orillas del Manzanares y Zarabanda) para piano
- Tres Gymnopedias Satiéricas for piano
- Orestes, for prepared piano (out of print)
1998 Dicen que no me quieres, popular song for singing and piano
- A pie van mis suspiros for singing and piano (out of print)
- Aquí te traigo María, carol for mixed choir
- Tres piezas infantiles, for three cellos and piano and cello
1999 Sonatina para piano
- Sonatina, version for flute orchestra (out of print)
- Suite “Bacantes”, for flute and harpsichord (or piano)
2000 Sonata para clarinete, violoncello and harp
- Homenaje a Bartok for violin, oboe, cello and piano
- Entre Arrecifes for piano
2001 Cuarteto de Cuerda
- Variaciones para Orquesta sobre un tema de Rameau
- Tres Sonetos de Amor for singing and piano
- La persistencia de la memoria, electroacoustic
- Misa Nupcial de los Pianistas, for singing, violin, cello and organ (out of print)
2002 Estudio para Orquesta
- El Criado de don Juan, chamber opera in one act, two tables and four scenes
- Tríptico for guitar
- Black Cage, for prepared piano and electroacoustic
- Vid-erunt Om-nes!!!, electroacoustic
2003 Bacantes, suite for orchestra (out of print)
- Clavicosmos, educational pieces for harpsichord
- Suite Antigua, for small orchestra
- Bacantes, version of the suite for instrumental ensemble (out of print)
2004 Nocturno de Luz, for piano
- Monólogo de Sancho Panza, for double bass (with or without reciter)
2005 Piezas Extrañas, for guitar
- Argos, for saxophone quintet, two percussionists and piano
- El Intrépido Soldadito de Plomo, musical tale for flute, piano, tuba, bass and percussion
- Ménades, for instrumental ensemble
2006 Don Quixote en New York, for big-band
- Ludus Ludovico, for flute, harp and string quartet
- Dos princesas for violin and harp
- Treno por Gea for violin, clarinet, cello and piano
2007 Tirsos, for flute and harp
- Seguiriya, for bassoon quartet
- Bacantes, version for flute and harp
2008 Kithara, for harp
- Catálogo de elfos y hadas, for harp
- Levedad del amor, for flute, cello and harp
2009 Balcania, for five flutes, contrabass and percussion (and optional video)
- Iberia, doce perlas de la aeronáutica española, for flute, violin, violoncello, bandurria and guitar
- Eterna Juventud, for two flutes and organ
2010 Acuarelas de Irlanda, for full orchestra
- Violituras para Lydia, for violin
Film Music
- Quédate Conmigo (2010). Short 35 mm
Director: Zoé Berriatúa
- Duelo (2010). Short 35 mm
Director: Víctor Pedreira
- Dito, el niño despertador (2008). Short 35 mm
Director: Miguel Yusty
- Vámonos de aquí (2008). Short 35 mm
Director: Nydia García Vacas
- Intrusos (en Manasés) (2007). Feature Film
Director: Juan Carlos Claver
- Luces (2007). Animation Short 35 mm
Director: Miguel Yusty
- Equipajes (2006). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard
- La pelota vasca en Madrid (2006). Short
Director: Jorge Barrau
- Electroshock (2005). TV-Movie
Director: Juan Carlos Claver
- El Perro Ambicioso (2005). Animation Short 35 mm
Director: Miguel Yusty
- El Cruce (2004). TV-Movie
Director: Juan Carlos Claver
- Niño Vudú (2004). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard
- El Túnel (2004). Video-art
Director: Daniel Román
- El Viaje (2002). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard
- Gatos (2001). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard y Adán Martín
- Anagnórisis (2001). Short
Director: Daniel Román
- Sólo por un tango (2000). Short 35 mm
Director: Toni Bestard y Adán Martín
- Luz de Inocencia (2000). Short 35 mm
Director: Isidro Carbajal
- Die Grünne Dattel (1999). Short 16 mm
Director: Toni Bestard y Adán Martín
- Macho Wells (1998). Short
Director: Carlos Manrique
- Versos y Tabúes (1993). Short
Director: Carlos Manrique
Discography
- 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
- 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 diferenciadores, 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)