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My Nativity scene:

Here is a photo of my Nativity scene. I have added close-up photos with the names of the most important scenes in case there are readers from a non-Christian cultural background who aren't familiar with nativity scenes.

Some people make very elaborate nativity scenes, with dozens of figurines representing all the shepherds and artisans doing old-time jobs... In my home we don't have that many, but I have the basic scenes.

On the night of December 24th (or the morning of December 25th, if we went to sleep before midnight) we'll add Baby Jesus (for now we're keeping him hidden behind the stable). From then until January 6th, the Three Wise Men move a few steps every day, until they reach the stable where Jesus was born on January 6th to bring presents. And, since we're a Catalan family, we have the pooper figure (el caganer).

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Mompou: Impressions Íntimes - Impresiones Intimas (piano)

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Mompou: Impressions Íntimes - Impresiones Intimas (piano)

Impresiones intimas, composed by Frederic Mompou, is a remarkable collection of solo piano works that encapsulates the essence of Mompou's intimate and introspective musical style. The title itself, translating to "intimate impressions," provides a fitting description of the music contained within. Mompou's compositions in Impresiones intimas transport the listener to a world of delicate emotions and understated beauty.

The pieces are characterized by their thoughtful and introspective nature, often employing simple melodies and gentle harmonic progressions. These minimalist elements serve to create a sense of intimacy and vulnerability throughout the collection, as though the composer is whispering personal thoughts and emotions. Within Impresiones intimas, Mompou explores a wide range of emotions, from nostalgic yearning in pieces like "Notturno" to tender reflection in "Cuna." The music evokes a sense of introspection and contemplation, inviting listeners to explore their own memories and sentiments. Mompou's use of subtle nuances and exquisite attention to detail allows for a deep connection and emotional resonance with the music.

Overall, Impresiones intimas stands as a testament to Mompou's mastery of crafting highly personal and introspective musical pieces. It offers a unique experience, inviting listeners into an intimate world where emotions are expressed through the gentle touch of the piano keys.

Federico Mompou: Impresiones intimas (piano, FULL)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vspgB2viH9Y 1. Impresiones intimas: I. Impresione Intima No. 1 2. Impresiones intimas: II. Impresione Intima No. 2 3. Impresiones intimas: III. Impresione Intima No. 3 4. Impresiones intimas: IV. Impresione Intima No. 4 5. Impresiones intimas: V. Pajarro Triste 6. Impresiones intimas: VI. La Barca 7. Impresiones intimas: VII. Cuna 8. Impresiones intimas: VIII. Secreto 9. Impresiones intimas: IX. Gitano Artur Pizarro, piano.

About Frederic Mompou

Frederic Mompou (1893-1987) was born in Barcelona in the heart of the theater district, which at that time was concentrated in the Paral.lel , on April 16, 1893 to a Catalan father and a mother of French descent. Encouraged by his family, he studied piano at the Liceo Conservatory of Barcelona, ​​giving his first public recital at the age of 15. According to his biography, in 1909 he heard Gabriel Fauré perform his Quintet No. 1 Op.89, and was so impressed that he decided to dedicate himself to composition. Recommended by Enric Granados, in 1911 he moved to Paris to perfect his piano studies. But his shyness did not allow him to deliver the letter written by Granados to Gabriel Fauré, director of the Paris Conservatory, renouncing to compete in said institution. He took private piano lessons with Isidor Philipp and Ferdinand Motte-Lacroix and harmony lessons with Marcel Samuel Rousseau. When the First World War broke out in 1914, he returned to Barcelona, ​​where he composed his first works for piano, the "Impressions íntimes" that he had begun in 1911 in Paris, completed in 1914, followed by "Pessebres" composed between 1914 and 1917. From his Initial works define his style, small works of an intimate and delicate nature, with influences of French impressionism. He also uses themes from Catalan folklore that he adapts to his own style.

“Scènes d'enfants" is a piano suite composed between 1915 and 1918. It is dedicated to his friend Manuel Blancafort, being one of the first works he performed publicly in Paris in 1921. It was orchestrated in 1936 by Alexander Tansman. The first part, Cris dans la rue , shouts in the street, evokes the joyful play of children in the street. When it returns to calm, an old Catalan popular song is evoked, La filla del marchant. Childish joy closes the short piece. The second part, Jeux sur la plage , games on the beach, is based on a personal memory of the composer. Children bathing on the beach of Barceloneta. Their joyful shouting mixes with the voices of the workers leaving the factories. In the orchestral transcription this movement is placed at the end to close the work. The third and fourth parts share the title, Jeu , game, in which a child's whistle evokes images of the past, of a lost paradise. They alternate joy with melancholic sadness. The fifth part, Jeunes filles au jardin , young girls in the garden, is one of Mompou's best-known pages. Influenced by Debussy, he presents a charming miniature showing languid creatures that dance and sing. Its melodic main theme seems like a musical representation of Mucha's engravings. A nostalgic work in which the evocation of children's games is mixed with the composer's childhood memories, expressed in an evocative way influenced by French Impressionism. “Suburbis" composed between 1916 and 1917 was orchestrated by Ricardo Lamote de Grignon and Manuel Rosenthal. It was part of the program of the concert dedicated to Mompou in 1921 at the prestigious Erard hall in Paris, with the interpretation of his works by Ferdinand Motte. Lacroix and that launched the composer to be known internationally. The first part, The carrer, the guitarist and the old cavall , the street, the guitarist and the nag, musically presents us with a scene that the composer himself describes to us with the following phrases. With the night has come silence. The hours sound heavily and in the street only the memory of a little guitar music remains... A cart full of stones passes by and the horse with big, compassionate eyes pulls with effort... And further down, that little old man sitting on its small worm-eaten wooden bench collecting the charity of those passing by and making its old out-of-tune organ moan lazily... The second part, Gitanes , consists of a romantic evocation of some gypsy friends of the composer, La Fana and La Chatuncha, with whom he had long conversations, impressing him with their haughty bearing and natural elegance. The third part, Sota un ritme inquiet , under a restless rhythm, in the orchestral version is titled Gitanes II , being the continuation of the previous movement. It vaguely evokes a flamenco rhythm. The fourth part, La cegueta , the blind girl, describes a traditional figure from the poor neighborhoods. Through a subtle harmonization he translates his unsteady gait, bringing out the pain in each chord. The fifth part, L'home de l'Aristó , the man of the ariston, returns to the figure of the beggar described in the first part. Through this re-exposition he closes the work with a certain bitterness. Aristón is a synonym for organillo, referring to a certain commercial brand. A descriptive work of post-impressionist type. It evokes the long walks that the composer took around Barcelona, ​​the suburbs. From the Montjuïc mountain you could see the poor neighborhoods, these suburbs that you are trying to describe. From the same period are the "Cants màgics" composed for piano between 1917 and 1919 and "Fêtes lointaines" from 1920. After the war, Mompou made several trips to Paris until he settled permanently in 1922, where he would remain until the German occupation of 1941. There he composed some of his most notable works. "Charmes" composed for piano between 1920 and 1921 was one of the composer's favorite pieces, one of the best examples of his musical aesthetics. At the end of the decade he composed two short works for piano, the "Tres variacions" in 1921 and "Dialogues" in 1923. In 1921 he began one of his best-known piano cycles "Cançons i danses", a series that would end in 1963. Consisting of 14 pieces written for piano, except No. 13 which is for guitar, composed during various periods of his life. The form is that of a lyrical piece followed by a counterpoint in a rhythmic relationship, most taking traditional Catalan themes, some very well known. The last one is dedicated to the great pianist Alicia de Larrocha. Another piano cycle is the one formed by the "Preludes", a series of 12 preludes that began in 1927 and ended in 1960. Number 11 is also dedicated to Alicia de Larrocha as a wedding gift. Written in an impressionist style with neoclassical influences. During the 1930s Mompou suffered a crisis as a composer. In this decade he only wrote a few minutes of music, two of his preludes, "Souvenirs de l'Exposition" in 1937 and he began the first "Variations on a Theme by Chopin." There may have been several reasons for this stop along the way. The growth of fascism in Europe, the Spanish Civil War, the death of his father and the change of direction of European music inclined towards atonalism and abstract methods. Mompou returns to Barcelona in 1941 and there he will meet the person who would change his life. Her name was Carmen Bravo, a girl of just 22 years old who was participating in a piano competition. Mompou was one of the members of the jury. He noticed her first in the musical field but soon in the personal field. Despite being almost 30 years younger, love soon united them. Long walks with the girl through the Gothic quarter of Barcelona would lead him to regain the strength to continue composing. Mompou was a withdrawn, shy and introverted person, unlike Carmen who had an extroverted character. When they asked her why she had fallen in love, the girl naively answered because it makes me laugh . The courtship was long until they decided to get married in 1957. During this time the composer's creation increased. In addition to continuing the cycles he started, he composed the song cycle for soprano and piano "El Combat del somni" . The “Combat del somni" composed between 1942 and 1948 was orchestrated by the composer himself in 1965. His future wife Carme Bravo had introduced him to one of her friends, Josep Janés, an editor and also an unknown poet. The composer discovered a book titled Combat del somni , in which love is expressed in a tone that is both modest and rapturous. Mompou recovered his inspiration as a composer by choosing three poems from the book, moved by the beauty of texts so identified with his own sensitivity and decided to set them to music. The first movement, Damunt de tu, només les flors , above you only the flowers, composed in 1942, is a romantic love song expressed in a heartbroken tone. They say that upon hearing it, Poulenc had his interpretation repeated three times. The second movement, Aquesta nit un mateix vent , tonight the same wind, has a lyrical content, expressing a loving feeling. The third movement, Jo et pressentia com la mar , I felt you like the sea, closes the brief cycle with a melodic form that formulates an intense love passion. "Ballet" composed for piano in 1949 is one of his most unknown works. We don't know if it hides choreographic ideas. It is a collection of short, poorly developed pieces, most of which evoke the air of dance. In its last number a mezzo-soprano intervenes. The "Variations on a Chopin Theme" composed in 1938 were orchestrated by the composer himself in 1957. They are based on the Polish composer's Prelude No. 7 in A major . A well-known theme that has sometimes been used as ballet music Intended to serve as a basis for a choreographic development, the work is made up of the theme followed by twelve variations. They were performed on December 30, 1962 by the Barcelona Municipal Orchestra under the direction of Rafael Ferrer. "Paisatges" is a small piano suite composed between 1941 and 1960. Mompou's most characteristic work is undoubtedly the series of piano pieces grouped under the name "Música callada" . Divided into four notebooks, the first composed in 1951, the second in 1962, the third in 1965 and the last in 1967. He identifies his music with the meaning of a poem by Saint John of the Cross, a 16th century mystical poet, titled Spiritual Canticle . The quiet night in pair of the dawn rises, the quiet music, the sonorous loneliness, the dinner that recreates and falls in love A music that represents his aesthetic ideal, a music that is the voice of silence, as he expresses in his own words. This music has no air or light. It is a weak heartbeat. You cannot go beyond a few millimeters in space, but the mission of penetrating the great depths of our soul and the most secret regions of our spirit can. This music is quiet because its hearing is internal. The third number of the first notebook, Placide , would become in the 1950s the tune that identified the SER radio network, with the name Sinfonía Azul. A tune that continues to be used. The “Suite Compostelana" written in 1962 for guitar is dedicated to Andrés Segovia. It was orchestrated in 2003 under the name of Compostel.la, suite per a orchestra by Antoni Ros Marbà, premiering on October 30, 2003 at the Auditorium of Galicia from Santiago de Compostela, performed by the Royal Philharmony of Galicia directed by Ros Marbá. After being heard in Madrid and Las Palmas, it was presented in Barcelona on May 5, 2006, performed by the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya conducted by Antoni Ros Marbà. Composed of five movements. It begins with Preludi, allegretto , Coral, Lento and Cançó, moderato , which become abstract in the style of Mompou, giving way to the expressive cello of the Recitatiu, slow molto espressivo e cantabile , ending with the allegro of the Muñeira, where the trombones and a Rich percussion contributes to greater sound expansion. “Los Improperios" composed in 1963 are the result of a commission from the Organizing Committee of the Cuenca Religious Music Week. They premiered on March 26, 1964, performed by the Spanish Radio Television Symphony Orchestra with the Polyphonic Chapel and the baritone R. Torres. Its title refers, within the Catholic rite, to the verses of the Good Friday liturgy, in which the crucified Christ addresses his people to reproach them for their ingratitude. Mompou presents it in the form of an oratorio composed of a prelude and seven parts sung over a Latin text. The "Songs on texts by Paul Valéry" were composed in 1973 at the request of the board of directors of the Barcelona International Music Festival, for the 1973 call. They consist of a suite of five songs on texts by Paul Valery, written for soprano and piano. Antoni Ros Marbá performed his orchestral version. The first song is titled, La fausse morte , the second, L'ínsinuant , the third, Le vin perdu , the fourth, Le sylphe and the fifth, Les pas . Mompou suffered a brain hemorrhage in 1978, which he overcame, but it left him in a wheelchair and unable to play the piano. He gave up composition. During the last years of his life he received numerous tributes. He died in Barcelona on June 30, 1987. As a curiosity, we will comment on the discovery in a farmhouse in Priorat, in 2016, of some player piano rolls recorded by Mompou together with his friend Manuel Blancafort under the pseudonym Hobby . These are 16 dance pieces in the style of the United States, such as ragtimes or foxtrots that were commercialized. Among them are Katharine, Time and money and Victoria March . The pianola is a mechanical piano with pneumatic elements, which allow automatic reproduction of music punched on a roll of paper. In fact, it allows both manual execution by a pianist and automatic execution using paper rolls. Read the full article

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Fira de Santa Llúcia – Manresa 2024

Dies 13, 14 i 15 de desembre  del 2024 Manresa (Bages) La Fira Santa Llúcia és una fira de caràcter nadalenc, on s’hi poden trobar tots els productes relacionats amb les festes de Nadal, des del boix o les plantes de Nadal, fins a les figures del pessebre, els ornaments nadalencs, productes d’artesania, treballs manuals i ceràmica, passant per tota classe de regals. També hi ha productes…

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Aldemaro Romero Jr.'s Letters from Academia # 89. Pau Casals’s “El Pessebre” new orchestration.

Last Sunday, I had the chance to attend in Barcelona the world premiere of a new orchestration for Casals’s cantata, “El Pessebre” (The Manger). Lots of Catalan musicians interpreted a great Catalan composer. What a performance!

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La marcha de los Reyes Magos (2017)

Pesebre tradicional con corcho.

figuras de metal pintadas a mano de 15mm.

Pessebristes de Mataró. Curs de suro 2017 (Prof. Josep Mola)

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Minicity

Plaça Sant Jaume - Barcelona

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En primer terme el #pessebre el #cel , en segon terme el #palaudelageneralitat en tons vermell #infern , quin contrast #bcnmoltmes #catalunya #christmas #nadal (at Plaça Sant Jaume) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5vwKWhINIW/?igshid=1kidjj5fcpmko

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Like many other countries with a Christian cultural background, in the Catalan Countries we also have the tradition of making a Nativity scene at home, with figurines representing the shepherds doing all kinds of rural work and the birth of Jesus.

The nativity scene is set up in early December without the figurine of Baby Jesus, who will be added at midnight of December 24th to December 25th. From Christmas Day until January 6th (Three Wise Men Day), the figurines that represent the Three Wise Men on their camels will be moved every day a few steps, getting closer to the cave where Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the donkey and the bull are. On January 6th, following the shooting star, the Three Wise Men arrive to bring the presents of gold, myrrh and incense for the Messiah. And, on that same day, the children of the house will receive their presents as well. Traditionally, the nativity scene is taken down on Candlemas day (2nd of February), but nowadays most families take it down sooner, after the Three Wise Men day has passed.

In Catalan nativity scenes there's one special character: the pooper.

Hidden somewhere in the nativity scene, there is a man pooping. Even though nativity scenes have been done in Catalonia since the late Middle Ages, the pooper was likely an addition in the 17th or 18th century. Besides the traditional figurine with the man dressed like a Catalan farmer, nowadays there are pooper figurines made representing all kinds of famous people: politicians, the Pope, football players, singers, actors, cartoon characters...

Photos sources: Casal del Barri Trinitat Nova, deNadal.cat, Escola Les Fonts, Aerobús.

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Pessebre de Barcelona. 13/12/2018. Foto de Pepín.  

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Fira de Nadal – Sant Celoni 2024

Dies 7 i 8 de desembre del 2024 Sant Celoni (Vallès Oriental) La Fira de Nadal enguany comptarà amb més de 120 parades amb articles per regalar, arbres i decoracions nadalenques, pessebres, complements de moda, alimentació… També es portaran a terme una vintena de tallers per a petits i grans de la mà dels paradistes. La Fira de Nadal serà una bona ocasió per descobrir botigues i entitats locals,…

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Un meravellós #pessebre a @bibliotequesxbm de #viladecavallspoble 💯✅😊🙏🏻📚📖 (en Biblioteca Pere Calders, Viladecavalls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmRItcQr4uJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Pessebre dintre pessebre (2018)

Parte de un diorama navideño (pessebre).

pessebre petit: 7 cm. x 2,5 cm.

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Do not drink and drive!

Casa dels Entremesos - Barcelona

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