Joan Aulí

Joan Auli (19 December 1796 – 10 January 1869) was a Spanish organist and composer.

Auli was born in Felanitx, Majorca. He had a precocious musical talent and was already an organist when he entered the Dominican Order in 1814. On the dissolution of the Spanish monasteries in 1823 he wandered over Spain for several months, but in November of the same year he was allowed to return to Majorca. In 1825 he went back to Madrid to complete his theological education, playing the organ for a time at the Church of Our Lady of Atocha and being introduced to King Ferdinand VII. In 1828 he returned to Majorca living a very active musical life at the convent of Santo Domingo. The Mendizábal law of 1835 forced him to abandon his orders and to leave his native Majorca. Shortly after he became an organist at Gibraltar. Back to the Balearic Isles in 1836, he settled in Felanitx and spent the rest of his life composing, serving occasionally as an organist, and producing his own operas at the local theaters. His Misa de coro, with organ accompaniment by Antonio Noguera is severe in style and frankly monastic in feeling. From his operas Norma and La doncella de Misolongi only a few fragments survive.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 19, 1796 (Felanitx), Died March 10, 1870 (Felanitx)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-31965 10-in. 5/28/1926 La reina del carnaval Orquesta Internacional Orchestra composer  
Victor B-31965 10-in. 2/17/1925 La reina del carnaval Orquesta Internacional Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-41618 10-in. 1/16/1928 Patria de mis amores Alcides Briceño Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-62159 10-in. 5/15/1930 A un beso Juan Pulido Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BRC-70125 10-in. 7/16/1931 Sin ti (Carta abierta) José Moriche Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Gramophone BM399 10-in. 3/17/1922 Como las hojas Emilio Sagi-Barba Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Aulí, Joan," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100382.

Aulí, Joan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100382.

"Aulí, Joan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100382

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