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| Born | (1872-07-07)7 July 1872 |
| Died | 11 March 1949(1949-03-11) (aged 76) Barcelona |
| Resting place | Sant Gervasi Cemetery, Barcelona |
| Occupations | pianist, composer and orchestra director |
| Known for | Sardanes for Cobla: El Testament de n'Amèlia, Solidaritat de Flors, La Rosa del folló and Florida. |
| Children | Ricard Lamote de Grignon |
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Joan Lamote de Grignon i Bocquet (Catalan pronunciation:[ʒuˈanləˈmɔddəɣɾiˈɲɔn]; 7 July 1872 – 11 March 1949) was a Catalan Spanish pianist, composer and orchestra director.
Joan Lamote de Grignon was born and died inBarcelona, the son of parents of French descent, Lluis Lamote de Grignon and Elena Bocquet. He studied withFelip Pedrell in Barcelona. In 1911 he founded theBarcelona Symphony Orchestra, of which he was also music director. He directed theBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He was the successor of Celestí Sadurní in directing theMunicipal Band of Barcelona in 1914, from where he promoted young performers and provided the Band with an acknowledged repertoire. Three years later he was appointed director of the Conservatory of theGran Teatre del Liceu of Barcelona. In 1943 he founded the Valencia Municipal Orchestra, which he directed until 1949.[1]
His compositions, including transcriptions and arrangements, comprise some 150 songs, the oratorioLa nit de Nadal(1906), the lyric dramaHespèria(1907), a symphonic trilogy, a symphony, aMissa eucarística for two voices and organ, motets and spiritual songs, andEl parc d'atraccions for piano. He also wrote varioussardanes for cobla and helped to found the band Cobla Barcelona.
His sonRicard Lamote de Grignon followed in his father's footsteps as a composer and orchestra director. Ricard worked alongside him as assistant director of the newly created València Municipal Orchestra.
The archive of the Lamote de Grignon family, with works by Joan and his son Ricard, is at the document repository of the Generalitat of Catalunya and may be studied in theBiblioteca de Catalunya.
He died 1949 and was buried in theSant Gervasi Cemetery, Barcelona.
Lamote's compositions include about 150 songs, the oratorioLa nit de Nadal (Christmas Night) (1906), the lyric dramaHespèria (1907), a symphonic trilogy, one symphony, a Mass for two voices and organ, motets and spiritual songs. There are also works for orchestra with voice, lieder and songs, scenic music, voice and piano, sardanes for cobla, and transcriptions for band.
