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1830 Variations in E minor

Joaquín Nin

About the composer

Joaquín Nin was son of the Catalan writer Joaquin Nin Tudó and Àngela Castellanos Perdomo, a Cuban from Camagüey. Nin studied piano with Moritz Moszkowski and composition at the Schola Cantorum (where he taught from 1906 to 1908). He toured as a pianist and was known as a composer and arranger of popular Spanish folk music. Nin was a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando of Madrid and the French Legion of Honor.

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Who's this piece for?

Great piece for advanced pianists who want to expand their repertoire and learn more about the music of Nin.

5+ pages

Romantic

E minor

MOOD: Mysterious and dramatic.

Ranking

Equivalent to RCM level 9

Equivalent to ABRSM level 8

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1925

John T. Scopes convicted and fined for teaching evolution in a public school in Tennessee, U.S.

1927

First film combining music and speech ("The Jazz Singer") premieres.

1929

Edwin Hubble proposes theory of expanding universe.

1929

The Great Depression starts in the U.S.

1930

1830 Variations was composed by J. Nin at the age of 51 years old.

1931

“The Star Spangled Banner” officially becomes the U.S. national anthem.

1933

Hitler is appointed German chancellor.

1936

Spanish civil war begins.

1939

Gone with the Wind premieres.

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