What is Manuel Oltra?
[[File:Manuel Oltra (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Oltra in 2010]] '''Manuel Oltra i Ferrer''' (8 February 1922 &ndash; 26 September 2015) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] composer. He was known for composing music about [[harmony]] and [[counterpoint]] music. He led the [[Conservatorio Superior Municipal de Barcelona]] from 1959 until its disestablishment in 1987. Oltra was born in [[Valencia]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicvall.com/en/50-manuel-oltra-ferrer |title=Biography of Manuel Oltra |access-date=2015-09-27 |archive-date=2015-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928083747/http://www.musicvall.com/en/50-manuel-oltra-ferrer |url-status=dead }}</ref> Oltra died of [[pneumonia]] in [[Barcelona]], Spain at the age of 93.<ref>[http://www.lavanguardia.com/musica/20150926/54436857613/manuel-oltra-muere.html Muere el compositor de sardanas Manuel Oltra] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.naxos.com/person/Manuel_Oltra/89904.htm Biography] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Oltra, Manuel}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Infectious disease deaths in Spain]] [[Category:People from Valencia]] [[Category:Spanish composers]]