Instrumentation: Trumpet and Orchestra (Flute, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns, 3 Trombones, Strings)

Agustín Millares (1826-1896), a cellist's son, was born in Las Palmas (Canary Islands). He learned to play the violin and piano, and at the age of 15 he composed his first piece. At the end of 1846 he went to Madrid to study composition and violin at the conservatory there, but his father's untimely death constrained him to return home as soon as 1847. In the 1850s he played an active part i...