Benet Casablancas

Spanish composer, musicologist and music pedagogue
Person Human Q4887524

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 2, 1956, 1956[2][6]
Place of birth
Sabadell
Country of citizenship
Spain[7]
Field of work
music[8]
Award received
Batuta d'Honor (2012), National Music Prize for Composition (2013), National Music Prize (2007)[14][15][16]
Student of
Friedrich Cerha
Languages spoken, written or signed
Catalan, Spanish
Birth name
Benet Casablancas i Domingo
Family name
Casablancas
Given name
Benet
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Sardanes
Residence
Sabadell[23]
Second family name in Spanish name
Domingo
Social media followers
2,508 (2021), 2,282 (2020)
🏷️ Also known as
en Benet Casablancas en Benet Casablancas Domingo ar بينيت الدار البيضاء cs Benet Casablancas Domingo cs Benet Casablancas i Domingo cs Benito Casablancas Domingo de Benet Casablancas ja ベネット・カサブランカス ru Касабланкас, Бенет ru Бенет Касабланкас
🔖 Identifiers · 33
VIAF cluster ID
83654400
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85388733
GND ID
129099570
BVMC person ID
46407
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14836741p
DDB person (GND) ID
129099570
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
129099570
Discogs artist ID
3192552
Europeana entity
agent/base/32802
FAST ID
173099
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Freebase ID
/m/09g7jl5
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
benet-casablancas-i-domingo
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0246328
Grove Music Online ID
48175
IdRef ID
109384253
J9U entity ID
987007333051205171
KBR person ID
21485124
Musicsperlacobla composer ID
1125
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000268523
NL CR AUT ID
jam2008472728
NUKAT ID
n2019149156
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1052650
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
341264687
Tabakalera ID
58878
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058509926306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1348427
Wise Music Classical composer ID
4155
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfRygQFyG6VmBmc3Mwgrq
X (Twitter) username
benetca (2011–present)

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Summary

Benet Casablancas was born in Sabadell[1]. He was born on April 2, 1956[2]. He worked as a composer[3], music educator[4], and adviser[5].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: ES[25]

  • Began / founded: 1956-04-02[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fa2f8acc-13db-4fb6-9323-21e5f038b78f[27]

Body

Education

Educated at Autonomous University of Barcelona[11], a public university[28], in Spain[29], founded in 1968[30], headquartered in Bellaterra Campus[31]; Municipal Conservatory of Music of Barcelona[12], a professional conservatory of music[32], in Spain[33]; and Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu[13], a conservatory[34], in Spain[35], founded in 1837[36]. Benet Casablancas studied under Friedrich Cerha[37].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Autonomous University of Barcelona[9], a public university[38], in Spain[39], founded in 1968[40], headquartered in Bellaterra Campus[41] and Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu[10], a conservatory[42], in Spain[43], founded in 1837[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Batuta d'Honor[14], an award[45], founded in 2006[46]; National Music Prize for Composition[15]; and National Music Prize[16], a cultural prize[47], in Spain[48].

FAQs

Where was Benet Casablancas born?

Benet Casablancas was born in Sabadell[1].

What did Benet Casablancas do for work?

Benet Casablancas worked as composer[3], music educator[4], and adviser[5].

Where did Benet Casablancas go to school?

Benet Casablancas was educated at Autonomous University of Barcelona[11], Municipal Conservatory of Music of Barcelona[12], and Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu[13].

What awards did Benet Casablancas receive?

Honors received include Batuta d'Honor[14], National Music Prize for Composition[15], and National Music Prize[16].

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  1. 5w ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → music
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  2. 20w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Batuta d'Honor, National Music Prize for Composition, National Music Prize
    "Changed claim: Award received: National Music Prize for Composition"
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