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==Description==
 
==Description==

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Joaquin Nin-Culmell

Country

Cuba

Birth - Death

1908 - 2004

Occupation

Composer, Academic

Notable Achievements

Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur

Description

Composer, pianist, and Professor of Music at the University of California at Berkeley (1950-1974) and Chair of the Department of Music (1950-1954). Formerly Chair of the Department of Music at Williams College (1940-1950). Notable compositions include 'Cuban Folk Songs' for mixed chorus, 'Catalonian Folk Songs' for soprano and piano, and 'Eight Variations on a Theme by Gaspar Sanz', as well as numerous religious orchestral compositions.

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