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People

A comprehensive list of Clavé's circle of known friends, acquaintances, relations, and political and professional associates, in alphabetical order.

Josep Güell i Mercader

Reus, 1839 – Reus, 1905 Politician / Writer

Journalist, Writer and Politician. Güell i Mercader was one of the founders of the Reading Center in Reus, and an editor of Álbum de Euterpe and El Metrónomo, among other journals. 

Güell i Mercader was also a member of the Federal Republican Party. He participated in the Revolution of 1868 and was elected to Parliament in 1873. He was ideologically close to Emilio Castelar: they both collaborated in the edition of newspapers, such as La Democracia and La Discusión, both published in Madrid. 

He published many books, among them Coses de Reus, and Història de Reus. His book El regionalismo en la nación (Barcelona 1889) is about Catalonia and the State.

 

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Letters by Clavé / view all

  1. Catalanization

    The Choruses in Madrid, 1863.
  2. Captivity

    Letters from El Saladero, 1867.

  3. Banishment

    Exiled in France, 1869-1870.
  4. Conspiracies

    Persecution for Prim’s assassination, 1870.
  5. Federalism

    Political thoughts, 1872.

  6. Power

    Governor in Castelló and Tarragona, 1873.

Papers / view all

Clavé's Papers (1845—1870). A transcription of the composer's personal and professional collection of documents.

Correspondence / view all

Clavé received letters from politicians and intellectuals such as Víctor Balaguer, Pi i Maragall, Baltasar Saldoni, Pep Ventura, Abdó Terradas, Rius i Taulet, among others.

Notes / view all

This section offers an interpretation of Clavé's correspondence and archive, and compiles our scholarship on nineteenth-century Catalan popular music, politics, and social movements.