Biography
A Catalan composer of extraordinary intimacy and economy, Mompou spent most of his life in Paris and Barcelona developing a language of profound stillness. His Musica callada (1959-67) — 28 pieces whose title comes from the mystic poet St John of the Cross — is his masterwork, drawing on Satie's simplicity and Chopin's interior world. His Impresiones intimas, Cants magics, and variations on a Chopin nocturne are equally treasured. He rarely barred his music and avoided development in the academic sense entirely.
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Works (99)
Cançons i danses
- Cançó i dansa No. 1 No. 1 Key F♯ major Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 2 No. 2 Key G minor Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 6 No. 6 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 7 No. 7 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 8 No. 8 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 9 No. 9 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 10 (Sobre dos Cantigas del Rei Alfonso X) No. 10 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 11 No. 11 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 12 No. 12 Difficulty
- Cançó i dansa No. 14 No. 14 Difficulty
Cants màgics
- Cants màgics No. 1 — Enèrgic No. 1 Difficulty
- Cants màgics No. 2 — Obscur No. 2 Difficulty
- Cants màgics No. 3 — Profond-lent No. 3 Difficulty
- Cants màgics No. 4 — Misteriós No. 4 Difficulty
- Cants màgics No. 5 — Calma No. 5 Difficulty
Charmes
- Charmes No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Charmes No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Charmes No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Charmes No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Charmes No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
- Charmes No. 6 No. 6 Difficulty
Dialogues
- Dialogues No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Dialogues No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Dialogues No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
Fêtes lointaines
- Fêtes lointaines No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Fêtes lointaines No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Fêtes lointaines No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Fêtes lointaines No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
Impresiones íntimas
- Quejas No. 1 (Impresiones íntimas, I/1) I/1 — Quejas Difficulty
- Quejas No. 2 (Impresiones íntimas, I/2) I/2 — Quejas Difficulty
- Quejas No. 3 (Impresiones íntimas, I/3) I/3 — Quejas Difficulty
- Quejas No. 4 (Impresiones íntimas, I/4) I/4 — Quejas Difficulty
- Pájaro triste (Impresiones íntimas, II) II — Pájaro triste Difficulty
- La barca (Impresiones íntimas, III) III — La barca Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Cuna (Impresiones íntimas, IV) IV — Cuna Key A major Difficulty
- Secreto (Impresiones íntimas, V) V — Secreto Difficulty
- Gitano (Impresiones íntimas, VI) VI — Gitano Difficulty
Música callada — Cuarto cuaderno
- Música callada No. XXII — Molto lento e tranquillo XXII Difficulty
- Música callada No. XXIII — Calme, avec clarté XXIII Difficulty
- Música callada No. XXIV — Moderato XXIV Difficulty
- Música callada No. XXV XXV Difficulty
- Música callada No. XXVI — Lento XXVI Difficulty
- Música callada No. XXVII — Lento molto XXVII Difficulty
- Música callada No. XXVIII — Lento XXVIII Difficulty
Música callada — Primer cuaderno
- Música callada No. I — Angelico I Difficulty
- Música callada No. II — Lent II Difficulty
- Música callada No. III — Placide III Difficulty
- Música callada No. IV — Afflitto e penoso IV Difficulty
- Música callada No. V V Difficulty
- Música callada No. VI — Lento VI Difficulty
- Música callada No. VII — Lento VII Difficulty
- Música callada No. VIII — Semplice VIII Difficulty
- Música callada No. IX — Lento IX Difficulty
Música callada — Segundo cuaderno
- Música callada No. X — Lento cantabile X Difficulty
- Música callada No. XI — Allegretto XI Difficulty
- Música callada No. XII — Lento XII Difficulty
- Música callada No. XIII — Tranquilo XIII Difficulty
- Música callada No. XIV — Severo XIV Difficulty
- Música callada No. XV — Lento XV Difficulty
- Música callada No. XVI — Calme XVI Difficulty
Música callada — Tercer cuaderno
- Música callada No. XVII — Lento XVII Difficulty
- Música callada No. XVIII XVIII Difficulty
- Música callada No. XIX — Tranquillo XIX Difficulty
- Música callada No. XX — Calme XX Difficulty
- Música callada No. XXI — Lento XXI Difficulty
Pessebres
- Pessebres No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Pessebres No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Pessebres No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Pessebres No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
Préludes
- Prélude No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 6 (for left hand alone) No. 6 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 7 No. 7 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 8 No. 8 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 9 No. 9 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 10 No. 10 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 11 No. 11 Difficulty
- Prélude No. 12 No. 12 Difficulty
Scènes d'enfants
- Scène No. 1 (Scènes d'enfants) No. 1 Difficulty
- Scène No. 2 (Scènes d'enfants) No. 2 Difficulty
- Scène No. 3 (Scènes d'enfants) No. 3 Difficulty
- Scène No. 4 (Scènes d'enfants) No. 4 Difficulty
Suburbis
- El carrer, el guitarrista i el vell cavall (Suburbis, I) No. 1 Difficulty
- Gitane I — La Fana (Suburbis, II) No. 2 Difficulty
- Gitane II — La Chatuncha (Suburbis, III) No. 3 Difficulty
- Suburbi No. 4 (Suburbis, IV) No. 4 Difficulty
- Suburbi No. 5 (Suburbis, V) No. 5 Difficulty
Other
- Variations on a Theme of Chopin Difficulty
- El Pont Difficulty
- Cançó de bressol Difficulty