Federico Mompou

Composer

1893 — 1987
Frederic Mompou Dencausse (Catalan: [fɾəðəˈɾiɡ mumˈpow]; alternatively Federico Mompou; 16 April 1893 – 30 June 1987) was a Catalan composer and pianist. He is remembered for his solo piano music and, to a degree, his songs. He studied piano at the Conservatorio del Liceo in Barcelona and gave his first concert at the age of 15. His miniaturist compositions were influenced, among others, by French impressionism and Erik Satie. He was married the spanish pianist Carmen Bravo.