A light in the darkness : the music and life of Joaquín Rodrigo /

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Translated from the Spanish.Includes bibliographical references and index.Ah, la maledizione! : The fall into darkness, being born for music (1901-1920) -- "Music...music!" : in the avant-garde (1921-1927) -- "Long live Paris!" (1927-1931) -- Dark times : crisis and war (1932-1938) -- All about the Concierto de Arajuez (1938-1940) -- The postwar years (1941-1949) -- Between creation and depression (1950-1962) -- Theatrical adventures and misadventures (1951-1960) -- The final years : Florence, fame, and legacy (1963-1999).Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) is best known as the composer of one of the most popular works of music in the twentieth century--the Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra. It's been featured in movies and television commercials and remains a staple of concert programs for orchestras around the world. Miles Davis said, "After listening to it for a couple of weeks...I couldn't get it out of my mind," and he used it as inspiration for his album Sketches of Spain. But as Javier Suárez-Pajares and Walter Aaron Clark reveal in this musical biography--the first complete study in English--Rodrigo's work and influence extend far beyond that singular composition.