Joaquín Rodrigo - Aranjuez, Madrid, España
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N 40° 02.140 W 003° 36.178
30T E 448557 N 4431890
Homenaje de Aranjuez al creador de su Concierto // Tribute from Aranjuez to the creator of his Concert
Waymark Code: WM18CTK
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 07/08/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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[ES] En una pequeña zona ajardinada entre las calles Infantas y Príncipe encontramos este Monumento, un monolito pétreo de aproximadamente 2 metros de alto, con el busto en bronce del compositor que aparece como saliendo de la piedra.

A media altura está cincelado "Joaquín Rodrigo" por duplicado: en alfabeto Latino y también en Braille, un guiño al Maestro Rodrigo que era ciego.


“El compositor Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, I Marqués de los Jardines de Aranjuez, nació en Sagunto (Valencia), en 1901. Conocido también como el Maestro Rodrigo. Invidente desde los tres años, inició su formación musical con Antich en Valencia, ciudad donde estrenó su primera obra, “Juglares” (1924). En 1927 fue alumno de Paul Dukas, en París.

Tras su regreso a España en 1934, obtiene la beca Conde de Cartagena, que le supuso volver a París para estudiar en el Conservatorio con Maurice Emmanuel y André Pirro de la Sorbona. No volvió a España hasta después de la guerra civil, y fue tras el estreno del “Concierto de Aranjuez” para guitarra y orquesta cuando se convirtió en el líder de la música española de la posguerra. Murió en Madrid, en julio de 1999.”

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[EN] In a small garden area between Calle Infantas and Calle Príncipe we find this Monument, a stone monolith approximately 2 meters high, with the bronze bust of the composer appearing as if coming out of the stone.

At half height "Joaquín Rodrigo" is engraving in duplicate: in Latin alphabet and also in Braille, a nod to Maestro Rodrigo who was blind.


“The composer Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, I Marqués de los Jardines de Aranjuez, was born in Sagunto (Valencia) in 1901. Also known as Maestro Rodrigo. Blind since he was three years old, he began his musical training with Antich in Valencia, the city where he premiered his first work, “Juglares” (1924). In 1927 he was a student of Paul Dukas, in Paris.

After his return to Spain in 1934, he obtained the Conde de Cartagena scholarship, which meant that he returned to Paris to study at the Conservatory with Maurice Emmanuel and André Pirro from the Sorbonne. He did not return to Spain until after the civil war, and it was after the premiere of the “Concierto de Aranjuez” for guitar and orchestra that he became the leader of post-war Spanish music. He died in Madrid, in July 1999.”

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Calle de las Infantas
confluencia con calle del Príncipe
Aranjuez, Madrid España


Sculptors Name: Joaquín Rodrigo

Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed

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