The newspapers of Valencia requested that Santiago Lope compose a pasodoble for a featured bullfight to be held at the local plaza de toros on June 29, 1905. Outdoing himself, he wrote not one, but...
Santiago Lope was born in a small village in the province of Logrono, Spain, on May 23, 1871. His father, a handkerchief weaver, along with his mother, discovered his natural talent for music at a very early age. They engaged Don Angel de Miguel, the plaza organist, to give him instruction on piano and the basics of music. At the age of six, Santiago joined the village band, playing piccolo, and...
Siegfried Rundel was born in Bußmannshausen on April 27, 1940. His fascination and natural talent for music showed from an early age. He played the trombone in the community band and tried first compositions and arrangements as a teenager. His teachers were pioneers of the German wind band development, such as Hans Feliy Husadel, Gustav Lotterer und Hellmut Haase-Altendorf. Siegfried Rundel...