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1930-1940s

 
1933   Marries Victoria Kamhi in Valencia, on January 19th.

1934   Wins First Prize from the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Valencia for his symphonic poem, Per la flor del lliri blau. Receives the Conde de Cartagena Scholarship for further study in Paris. Composes Cántico de la esposa on a poem by Saint John of the Cross, dedicated to his wife, Victoria.

1935   Death of his teacher, Paul Dukas. Composes the Sonada de adiós (Tribute to Paul Dukas), for piano, in his memory.

1936   With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the Conde de Cartagena Scholarship is cancelled.  In May, he gives a lecture at the Sorbonne on "The vihuela  and its players".

1936-1938   Residence in Paris, Salzburg and Freiburg.

1938   Lectures at the University of Santander Summer Courses.

1939   Composes the Concierto de Aranjuez in Paris. Returns permanently to Madrid, named Head of the Artistic Section of the Spanish National Organization for the Blind (ONCE), Contributor to the Music Department of Radio Nacional. Begins activity as music critic.

1940         
  World Premiere of Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra, by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Barcelona, conducted by César Mendoza Lasalle, with soloist Regino Sainz de la Maza, in Barcelona on November 9.

1941   Birth of his daughter, Cecilia, on January 27.

1942   National Music Prize for the Concierto heroico, for piano and orchestra. Music critic for "Pueblo" newspaper, later for "Marca" and "Madrid".

1943   World premiere of Concierto heroico, for piano and orchestra, by the National Orchestra of Spain, conducted by Ernesto Halffter, with soloist Leopoldo Querol, in Lisbon, Portugal on April 3.

1944  

Advisor for Music and Head of Music broadcasts for Radio Nacional de España.

World premiere of Concierto de estío, for violin and orchestra, by the National Orchestra of Spain, conducted by Bartolomé Pérez Casas, with soloist Enrique Iniesta, in Lisbon, Portugal on April 1.


1945   Awarded the Encomienda de Alfonso X el Sabio.

1947   Named Professor of  Music History  at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, Complutense University of Madrid.

1948   First prize for Ausencias de Dulcinea in the Cervantes Competition (commemorating the 400th anniversary of the birth of Cervantes.

1949  

Commissioned by Gaspar Cassadó, premiere in Madrid of Concerto in modo galante for cello and orchestra by the National Orchestra of Spain, conducted by Ataúlfo Argenta, with soloist Gaspar Cassadó.

Trip to Argentina.




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