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Lluís Millet

Spanish composer and musician (1867–1941)

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Portrait of Lluís Millet by Ramon Casas

Statue of Lluís Millet at the Palau de la Musica Catalana

composer, musician

Co-founder of Orfeó Català

Lluís Millet i Pagès (18 April 1867 in El Masnou – 7 December 1941 in Barcelona) was a Spanish Catalan composer, musician and co-founder of Orfeó Català in 1891.

A student of Felip Pedrell, from 1896 he taught choral music at Barcelona's Escuela Municipal de Musica where he later succeeded Nicolau as director.^[1]

He died in 1941 and is interred in the Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona.

Education and training[edit]

Lluís Millet's family moved to Barcelona to escape the threats posed by the Third Carlist War. The family wanted Lluís to become a merchant, but he followed the musical career by enrolling at the Conservatory of the Liceu of Barcelona. There he trained under Miquel Font and Josep Rodoreda, and Carles G. Vidiella.^[2]

Early career[edit]

Lluís Millet was early attracted to choir songs, and aged just 17 he became conductor of the Chorus the『La Lira de Sant Cugat del Vallès.』He also had a job at the Cafè Inglés in Barcelona, first as pianist and later as a member of a trio with Josep Badia, the violinist, and Lluís Pamies, who played the harmonium.^[2]

Selected works[edit]

• Egloga for orchestra
• Catalanesques for orchestra

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