ARRIAGA, Juan Crisostomo  (1806-1826)

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Arriaga, Juan Crisóstomo  precocious Spanish composer; b. Rigoitia, near Bilbao, Jan. 27, 1806; d. Paris, Jan. 17, 1826 (10 days before his 20th birthday). At the age of 11, he wrote an Octet for French Horn, Strings, Guitar, and Piano, subtitled Nada y mucho; at 13, a 2-act opera, Los esclavos fehces. On the strength of these works he was accepted at the Paris Cons., where he studied with Baillot and Fdtis. In Paris he wrote a Sym.; a biblical scene, Agar; 3 string quartets; several fugues; piano pieces; songs. On Aug. 13, 1933, a memorial to him was unveiled in Bilbao and a Comisión Permanente Arriaga was formed to publ. his works. Under its auspices, the vocal score of the opera and the full scores of his Sym. and Octet were printed. A bibliographical pamphlet, Resurgimiento de his obras de Ariiaga, by Juan de Eresalde was also publ. (Bilbao, 1953).