Ricard Lamote de Grignon

He was initiated into the world of music by his father, then later studied at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu and at the Academia Marshall,[1] both in Barcelona.

At the age of 20 he joined the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and the Gran Teatre del Liceu as a cellist.

At the onset of the Spanish Civil War he fled to Valencia to join his father, working alongside him as assistant director of the newly created Municipal Orchestra.

In 1948 he returned to Barcelona but, finding it impossible to regain his place as director of the Municipal Band, dedicated himself to musical composition and study.

In 1957 he occupied the post of deputy director of the Municipal Orchestra, collaborating with his great friend Eduard Toldrà until his death in 1962.

Members of the 'group of eight' or 'independent composers' of Catalunya. Left to right: Robert Gerhard , Agustí Grau , Joan Gibert Camins , Eduard Toldrà , Manuel Blancafort , Baltasar Sampar and Ricard Lamote de Grignon. Missing is Frederic Mompou . (1931)