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Josep Maria Moline (January 25, 1819 - 1883) was a Catalan composer.
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Josep Maria Moline (January 25, 1819 - 1883) was a Catalan composer.
Born in Barcelona, Moline studied composition with the choirmaster of Santa Maria del Mar, Ramon Aleix i Batlle and violin with Francesco Beroni, director of the Santa Cruz Theatre in Barcelona. After traveling to Cuba as a violinist and returning to Barcelona, he started directing the orchestra that performed in the concerts of Josep Anselm Clavé between 1858 and 1866. He also directed the Societat Coral Barcino (Barcino Choral Society).
He was part of several ensembles: the Orchestra of the Grand-Théâtre de Marseille (when he was 14), the Gran Teatro de La Habana and the Philharmonic Society of Saint Cecilia. He wrote and directed a mass at La Matanza church; when he returned to Barcelona he was part of the Liceu theatre where he directed a few operas and solo violin performances.
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