What is Rosa García Ascot?
'''Rosa García Ascot''' (8 April 1902, [[Madrid]]<ref name=bio /><ref name=grave /> &ndash; 2 May 2002, [[Torrelaguna]], Madrid) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[composer]] and [[pianist]]. She was the only woman in the well known [[Group of Eight (music)|Group of Eight]]. The other members were [[Julián Bautista]], [[Ernesto Halffter]] and his brother [[Rodolfo Halffter|Rodolfo]], [[Juan José Mantecón]], [[Fernando Remacha]], [[Salvador Bacarisse]] and [[Jesús Bal y Gay]]. She [[marriage|married]] Bal y Gay in 1933. Her more notable [[composition]]s include ''Suite para orquesta (Suite for orchestra)'', ''Preludio (Prelude)'', and the ''Concierto para piano y orquesta (Concerto for piano and orchestra)''.<ref name=death /> García Ascot is also considered [[Manuel de Falla]]'s last [[disciple]]. Before studying with de Falla in Madrid, she was a studied with [[Felipe Pedrell]] and then later with [[Enrique Granados]]. She spent 10 years in the early part of her career touring as a concert soloist. After this, she did very few public concerts and always in very special circumstances. She died almost a month after her 100th birthday.<ref name=death /> ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Rosita García Ascot|url=http://mujeryguitarra.wordpress.com/introduccion/las-compositoras-espanolas-de-obras-con-guitarra/rosita-garcia-ascot/|accessdate=26 April 2013|language=Spanish}}</ref> <ref name=grave>{{cite web|title=Rosa García Ascot (1902-2002)|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Garcia+Ascot&GSfn=Rosa&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=33735824&df=all&|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> <ref name=death>{{cite web|title=Fallece la compositora y pianista Rosa García Ascot (Death of composer and pianist Rosa García Ascot)|url=http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-08-05-2002/Espectaculos/fallece-la-compositora-y-pianista-rosa-garcia-ascot_97762.html|publisher=Abc.es|accessdate=26 April 2013|language=Spanish}}</ref> }} ==Other websites== *{{allmusicguid