Unión Musical Española

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History

Ernesto Dotesio Paynter founded a music store and small publishing firm in Bilbao in the 1890s. In 1898, he purchased Casa Romero of Madrid, the largest music publisher in Spain. On March 14, 1900, the combined business, now headquartered in Barcelona, was renamed Casa Dotesio. Dotesio's expansion was rapid, with the acquisition of the Spanish publishers Zozaya, Fuentes y Asenjo and Casa Eslava in the first year of Casa Dotesio's operation. Dotesio continued to acquire additional Spanish publishers and renamed the now vastly expanded enterprise Unión Musical Española on May 26, 1914, with the main office in Madrid. Branch offices operated in other Spanish cities, including Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia.

Unión Musical Española was the dominant Spanish publisher for many decades thereafter. In the early 1990s, it was absorbed by the Music Sales Group, who also controls G. Schirmer, Hansen/Chester/Novello, Sikorski, and numerous other imprints.

Imprints, Agencies, Addresses

  • Ernesto Dotesio Paynter (1890s-1900)
  • Casa Dotesio (1900-1914)
Casa Romero (before 1898)
Zozaya (before 1902)
Fuentes y Asenjo (before 1902)
Casa Eslava (before 1902)
  • Unión Musical Española (1914-present)
  • Union Músical Española

Plate Numbers

Casa Dotésio

Plate Composer Work Year
666 Astort Ribas Los reyes magos 1902
7113-24 Albéniz 12 Piezas características, Op.92 1912
20166 Astort Ribas Boston-Waltz (arr. orch by Gauwin) 1906
20182 Astort Ribas Tes folles caresses 1908
20263 Astort Ribas Encore je t'aime 1911
20274 Astort Ribas Je m'appelle 1913
40534 Wachs Brin de paille
40563 Valle Chinestra El ruiseñor 1903
40564 Valle Chinestra Serenata sevillana 1903
40570 Chapí El puñao de rosas 1911
40798 Bretón String Quartet No.1 (score) 1910
42777 Saunier Falas de nai 1913
Plate Composer Work Year
C. 41326 D. Anduaga Les cloches 1906
C. 41327 D. Anduaga Tango de la chunga 1906
C. 41332 D. Anduaga Tus ensueños 1906
C. 41333 D. Anduaga Paca l'Andalouse 1906
C. 41849 D. Anduaga Amorosa 1909
C. 41861 D. Astort Ribas Pas ce soir 1910
C. 41865 D. Gallini Toi, toujours toi 1910
C. 42006 D. Astort Ribas Tes lèvres parfumées 1911

Unión Musical Española

Plate Composer Work Year
43042 Villar Danzas montañesas 1915
43121 Turina Álbum de viaje, Op.15 (1916)
43235 Villar Nereida-Vals 1917
43414 Usandizaga En la aldea están de fiesta... 1920
43415 Usandizaga Jota (1920)
43614 Turina Danzas fantásticas, Op.22 (orchestral version) 1921
43788 Albéniz Recuerdos de Viaje, Op.71 (No.6 arr. Severino Garcia Fortea) 1921
Plate Composer Work Year
U.M.F.E. 1092 Granados 12 Danzas españolas 1893
U.M.F.E. 1021-23 Turina Danzas fantásticas, Op.22 (piano version) 1921
Plate Composer Work Year
20368 Astort Ribas Doctor Rag 1916
20374 Astort Ribas Pas possible 1917
20382 Astort Ribas Farceur 1917
20383 Astort Ribas Mot doux 1917
20384 Astort Ribas La valse des pantins 1917
20390 Astort Ribas Chanson poétique 1917
20391 Astort Ribas Gentillesse 1917
20416 Astort Ribas La valse de la rose 1918
20421 Astort Ribas Bells and Ringles 1918
20445 Astort Ribas Alone 1918
20470 Mompou Cants mágìcs 1920
Plate Composer Work Year
2368 Bordèse Petite messe solennelle No.2 1919
6288 Albéniz Rapsodia Española, Op.70 1922
7616 Mompou Impresiones intimas 1920
15480 Turina El Cristo de la Calavera, Op.30 1925
15488 Albéniz Recuerdos de Viaje, Op.71 (No.4 arr. Severino Garcia Fortea) 1925
15535-6 Turina Sinfonía sevillana, Op.23 (piano score and full score) 1925
15565 Turina La Venta de los Gatos, Op.32 1926
15634A Turina La oración del torero, Op.34 (arr. for strings) 1926
15654 Malats Impresiones de España (No.2)
15844 Turina La Leyenda de la Giralda, Op.40 1926
16171 Turina Tríptico, Op.45 1929
16175 Turina Ritmos, Op.43 (arr. for piano) 1928
16284 Turina Evocaciones, Op.46 1929
16491 Turina 3 Sonetos, Op.54 1930
16618 Turina Saeta, Op.60 1931
16642 Turina Jardín de Oriente, Op.25 1932
16646 Turina Pieza romántica, Op.64 1932
16671 Turina El castillo de Almodóvar, Op.65 1932
16696 Turina Rapsodia sinfónica, Op.66 (full score) 1931
16854 Turina Variaciones clásicas, Op.72 1932
16869 Turina Vocalizaciones, Op.74 1932
16892 Turina Fantasía italiana, Op.75 1933
17094 Turina Rincones de Sanlúcar, Op.78 1934
17100 Turina Preludios, Op.80 1934
17103 Turina 3 Poemas, Op.81 1935
17106 Turina Fantasía sobre cinco notas, Op.83 1934
17192 Turina Ofrenda, Op.85 1935
17205 Turina Hipócrates, Op.86 1935
17217 Turina Serenata, Op.87 1935
17301 Turina Homenaje a Lope de Vega, Op.90 1936
17344 Turina Círculo, Op.91 1936
17433 Obradors Canciones Clásicas Españolas, Vol.3 1941
17566-74 Turina Las musas de Andalucía, Op.93 1943
18216 Turina Contemplación, Op.99 1945
18256 Turina Por las Calles de Sevilla, Op.96 1946
18259 Turina Tema y variaciones, Op.100 1947
18261 Turina Homenaje a Navarra, Op.102 1947
18352 Albéniz Azulejos 1947
18460 Turina Desde mi terraza, Op.104 1949
18920 Turina Ritmos, Op.43 (full score) 1954
18983 Turina Rapsodia sinfónica, Op.66 (arr. for 2 pianos by A. Mingote Lorente) 1955
21315 Alvarez, J. Collecion de obras de organo 1970

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