Teodoro Ballo Tena
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Born12 March 1866
Zaragoza, Spain
Died5 August 1963 (96)
Zaragoza, Spain
Resting placeCementerio de Torrero
OccupationsConductor, violinist, composing
Teodoro Ballo Tena | |
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.jpg) A photo of Teodoro Ballo dedicated to his student Guillermo Lusa Herrero (Zaragoza, 1917) | |
| Born | 12 March 1866 Zaragoza, Spain |
| Died | 5 August 1963 (96) Zaragoza, Spain |
| Resting place | Cementerio de Torrero |
| Occupations | Conductor, violinist, composing |
| Known for | Composing |
| Notable work | himnos patrióticos |
Teodoro Bailo Tena (25 March 1866 - 6 August 1962) was a Spanish violinist, composer and conductor.
Tena studied violin at the Conservatory of Zaragoza. He continued to study violin under Jesús de Monasterio and music composition under Aranguren and Santamaria in Madrid.[1]
Tena won first place at the Conservatory of Zaragoza in 1884. He founded the Music School of Zaragoza (la Escuela de Musica de Zaragoza) where he taught Eduardo Viscasillas Blanque and Pablo Luna Carné. He also founded the Philharmonic Orchestra (Orquesta Filarmónica) in Zaragoza in 1890.
Tena composed the himnos patrióticos and a Salve Regina to Our Lady of the Pillar.
