Amalgama publish a book of traditional musical games, Ximic

Posted by Marcel Soleda on March 1, 2007  |  Leave a comment

XIMIC, Jocs Tradicionals is a unique collection of children’s songs and musical games intended for both the general public and educators.

Drawing on the Catalan oral tradition,  XIMIC is arranged into types of games: dancing, place-changing games and otherwise, with objects. The authors, Maria Antònia Pujol and Montserrat Busqué, are both educators with extensive experience in teaching music to children.

Tritó to distribute the AEDOM catalogue

Posted by Marcel Soleda on June 12, 2006  |  Leave a comment

Once again we inform you of a catalogue distribution agreement for our website. The latest instance is the publications of the Spanish Association of Musical Documentation (AEDOM), based in Madrid.

Their catalogue includes Spanish Musical Bibliography, music publishing in Spain before 1936 and volumes dedicated to the organ and other instruments.

Música Presente. Perspectivas para la música del siglo XXI

Posted by Marcel Soleda on May 23, 2006  |  Leave a comment

MÚSICA PRESENTE, perspectivas para la música del siglo XXI, written by Andrew Ford and José Luis Téllez, focuses on the group Música Presente and their work in contemporary music.

Composers and performers like Jesús Rueda, David del Puerto, Santiago Lanchares, Ananda Sukarlan and Ángel Luis Castaño began this project in Madrid in 2003; their purpose is the promotion and diffusion of contemporary music and specially their own works.

Tritó distributes the Almaviva record label

Posted by Marcel Soleda on May 21, 2006  |  Leave a comment

Continuing with the constant expansion of our catalogue, with works of our own and through distribution agreements, we are happy to inform you that Tritó is now distributing Almaviva, a record labels that has always strived to preserve and revive the Spanish musical heritage.

Almaviva is associated with the Centro de Documentación Musical de Andalucía, and specializes in composers and works from the south of Spain.

Presentation of new book on Xavier Montsalvatge

Posted by Marcel Soleda on December 14, 2005  |  Leave a comment

Xavier Montsalvatge, homenaje a un composito, the first book published about the composer Xavier Montsalvatge since his death in May, 2002, was presented this morning at the Barcelona offices of the Spanish Society of Authors & Editors (SGAE).

The book is a joint project published by Fundación Autor, with Llorenç Caballero as coordinator and editor, and contributions from eminent experts on the figure of Montsalvatge: Roger Alier, Antoni Ros Marbà, Antonio Gallego, José Guerrero Martín, Juan José Olives, Antonio Iglesias, Josep Lluís Falcó, Jorge de Persia, Adam Kent, Mònica Pagès and Jordi Codina.

The book contains over 300 pages and includes a detailed catalogue of works, filmography and annotated bibliography, plus a chapter by José Luis Gómez featuring personal testimonies about Xavier Montsalvatge from, among others, Montserrat Caballé, Teresa Berganza, Alicia de Larrocha, Victòria dels Àngels, Frederic Mompou, Paloma O’Shea and Xavier Valls.

Llorenç Caballero, Ramon Muntaner, who is head of the SGAE in the Mediterranean area, and close relations of Montsalvatge, including his wife and children, all attended the presentation.

New design for the Tritó website

Posted by Marcel Soleda on November 2, 2005  |  Leave a comment

The Tritó website has just updated its format to include both new sections and a notable upgrade in the search engine to facilitate browsing. We hope that these changes will be to the satisfaction of our visitors and customers.

Last quarter news from Tritó

Posted by Marcel Soleda on September 30, 2005  |  Leave a comment

At Tritó, we have returned from the summer holidays anxious to embark on new projects: projects that are aimed at further enriching our catalogue with new and interesting scores. In addition to the previously unpublished Tres Impromptus by Montsalvatge, we should also mention the arrangement of Ramon Carnicer’s Overture to the Barber of Seville by an anonymous contemporary of the composer, 6 diferències per a un tema mallorquí by David Padrós and 7 epigrames per a piano by Benet Casablancas.

Welcome

Posted by Marcel Soleda on December 1, 2003  |  Leave a comment

This Newsletter marks the beginning of a new stage in the life of our website. With it, our purposes are to offer lively reading, meet new challenges and, above all, strengthen our ties with you, our customers and friends.

We hope that this new stage will be one of growth and expansion in products and contents. Of course this initial period will be a test for all the machinery that we are setting in motion, but we remain confident of being able to serve you better with each new day. We look forward to having your comments and suggestions.

Thank you in advance.