Alejandro Roman

Biography

Roman is from Madrid. He is an eclectic musician, his works include modern symphonic compositions, jazz and film music.

He studied composition with Anton Garcia Abril, Valentin Ruiz and Zulema de la Cruz at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. From 1991 to 1995 he was awarded scholarships by the AIE (Society of Artists and Performers) for studies of Jazz with Tony Heimer, Jorge Villaescusa and Ricard Miralles (piano), Claudio Gabis, Eva Gancedo and Miguel Blanco (harmony, composition and arrangements, music theater), Bob Sands and Victor Merlo (improvisation and ensemble). He belonged to several Jazz and Rock groups with whom he recorded a dozen albums.

He has composed over fifty works for piano, voice, guitar, orchestra, chamber, electroacoustic, and teaching music, modern (jazz, pop) and film music, theatre and dance. He has scored fifteen short films and three feature films.

In 2007 he obtained the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Philosophy from the Department of Aesthetics, UNED, after completion of his thesis "The Musivisual Language, aesthetics and semiotics of audio-visual music", where he analyses the connections between the language of image and musical language.

In 2003 he became a Professor at the department for Audiovisual Composition of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, where he launched the Classroom "CINEMA" (Composition and Research in the Audiovisual Media).

Awards

2004 Award for Best Original Soundtrack by Nino Vudu by Toni Bestard in "IX Festival de Cine Ciudad de Zaragoza"

2005 Award from the I Forum of Young Composers of the Fundacion Sax-Ensemble by Argos, for saxophone quintet, two percussionists and piano

2005 4th Prize "Juan Crisostomo Arriaga" by Menades for chamber orchestra, the "Young Composers XVI Premio SGAE"

2007 2nd Prize "Angel Iglesias" by Dos Estudios Extranos, for guitar, in "II Guitar Composition Competition Ciudad de Badajoz"

Catalog of works

1990 Danza Espectral for violin, flute, clarinet, trombone and piano (out of print)

1992 Oniroplastia Eco, electroacoustic (out of print)

Picnic, electroacoustic (out of print)

1997 Tres preludios nocturnos (Miniaturas, Orillas del Manzanares y Zarabanda) para piano

Tres Gymnopedias Satiericas for piano Orestes, for prepared piano (out of print)

1998 Dicen que no me quieres, popular song for singing and piano

A pie van mis suspiros for singing and piano (out of print) Aqui te traigo Maria, carol for mixed choir Tres piezas infantiles, for three cellos and piano and cello

1999 Sonatina para piano

Sonatina, version for flute orchestra (out of print) Suite “Bacantes”, for flute and harpsichord (or piano)

2000 Sonata para clarinete, violoncello and harp

Homenaje a Bartok for violin, oboe, cello and piano Entre Arrecifes for piano

2001 Cuarteto de Cuerda

Variaciones para Orquesta sobre un tema de Rameau Tres Sonetos de Amor for singing and piano La persistencia de la memoria, electroacoustic Misa Nupcial de los Pianistas, for singing, violin, cello and organ (out of print)

2002 Estudio para Orquesta

El Criado de don Juan, chamber opera in one act, two tables and four scenes Triptico for guitar Black Cage, for prepared piano and electroacoustic Vid-erunt Om-nes!!!, electroacoustic

2003 Bacantes, suite for orchestra (out of print)

Clavicosmos, educational pieces for harpsichord Suite Antigua, for small orchestra Bacantes, version of the suite for instrumental ensemble (out of print)

2004 Nocturno de Luz, for piano

Monologo de Sancho Panza, for double bass (with or without reciter)

2005 Piezas Extranas, for guitar

Argos, for saxophone quintet, two percussionists and piano El Intrepido Soldadito de Plomo, musical tale for flute, piano, tuba, bass and percussion Menades, for instrumental ensemble

2006 Don Quixote en New York, for big-band

Ludus Ludovico, for flute, harp and string quartet Dos princesas for violin and harp Treno por Gea for violin, clarinet, cello and piano

2007 Tirsos, for flute and harp

Seguiriya, for bassoon quartet Bacantes, version for flute and harp

2008 Kithara, for harp

Catalogo de elfos y hadas, for harp Levedad del amor, for flute, cello and harp

2009 Balcania, for five flutes, contrabass and percussion (and optional video)

Iberia, doce perlas de la aeronautica espanola, for flute, violin, violoncello, bandurria and guitar Eterna Juventud, for two flutes and organ

2010 Acuarelas de Irlanda, for full orchestra

Violituras para Lydia, for violin

Film Music

Quedate Conmigo (2010). Short 35 mm

Director: Zoe Berriatua

Duelo (2010). Short 35 mm

Director: Victor Pedreira

Dito, el nino despertador (2008). Short 35 mm

Director: Miguel Yusty

Vamonos de aqui (2008). Short 35 mm

Director: Nydia Garcia Vacas

Intrusos (en Manases) (2007). Feature Film

Director: Juan Carlos Claver

Luces (2007). Animation Short 35 mm

Director: Miguel Yusty

Equipajes (2006). Short 35 mm

Director: Toni Bestard

La pelota vasca en Madrid (2006). Short

Director: Jorge Barrau

Electroshock (2005). TV-Movie

Director: Juan Carlos Claver

El Perro Ambicioso (2005). Animation Short 35 mm

Director: Miguel Yusty

El Cruce (2004). TV-Movie

Director: Juan Carlos Claver

Nino Vudu (2004). Short 35 mm

Director: Toni Bestard

El Tunel (2004). Video-art

Director: Daniel Roman

El Viaje (2002). Short 35 mm

Director: Toni Bestard

Gatos (2001). Short 35 mm

Director: Toni Bestard y Adan Martin

Anagnorisis (2001). Short

Director: Daniel Roman

Solo por un tango (2000). Short 35 mm

Director: Toni Bestard y Adan Martin

Luz de Inocencia (2000). Short 35 mm

Director: Isidro Carbajal

Die Grunne Dattel (1999). Short 16 mm

Director: Toni Bestard y Adan Martin

Macho Wells (1998). Short

Director: Carlos Manrique

Versos y Tabues (1993). Short

Director: Carlos Manrique

Discography

2009 Electroshock, Soundtrack of the movie / CD Mousike

2008 Ludus Ludovico and Sonata para flauta, violoncello y arpa in "El arpa en la musica de camara espanola contemporanea", CD Arlu Discos

2008 Music for Shortfilms, compilation CD / CD Mousike

2007 Menades, para orquesta de camara in "XVI-XVII PREMIO SGAE Jovenes Compositores", CD Fundacion Autor

Books published

2008 El Lenguaje Musivisual, semiotica y estetica de la musica cinematografica, Editorial Vision Libros, Madrid

2008 Indeterminacion y minimalismo, pop y vanguardias, Lulu

2008 Manuel de Falla y la filosofia espanola, Lulu

Articles

2009 Estetica de la musica cinematografica, aspectos diferenciadores, in "Reflexiones en torno a la musica y la imagen desde la musicologia espanola", edition by Matilde Olarte, Salamanca

2009 Ensenanza de la musica de cine en Espana, in the magazine "Musica y Educacion", number 78, year XXII

2007 Cine, Musica, Arquitectura. Ejercicio Interdisciplinar de percepcion del espacio y memoria auditiva, in "Experiencias de innovacion docente en la Universidad de Alcala", Universidad de Alcala, Alcala de Henares (Madrid)