Fernando (Ferran) Jaumandreu Obradors (1897–1945) was a Spanish composer. Obradors was taught

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by his mother, but taught himself

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and

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. He became conductor of the

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Philharmonic Orchestra, and later taught at Las Palmas Conservatory. Between 1921 and 1941 he wrote four volumes of arrangements of classic Spanish poetry, "Canciones clásicas españolas". He is best known for the

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which is volume one. One of the poems, "La casada infiel", was written by his friend

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. Although he wrote many works for the theatre, none have held their place in the repertoire. His orchestral work "El Poema de la Jungla" is inspired by ''

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'' stories by

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.Draayer, Suzanne Rhodes; Foreword by Nico Castel
"Art Song Composers of Spain: An Encyclopedia"
. 2009. Many of his contemporaries left Spain to find fame in France, but Obradors remained true to his Catalan roots. His first surname is sometimes split into two Catalan names – Jaume Andreu.

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