Blas de Laserna [SEP] place of death
Blas de Laserna
Blas de Laserna Nieva (1751 in Corella, Navarra – 1816 in Madrid) was a Spanish composer.
Biography.
Laserna was one of the most prolific and popular songwriters of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Spain.
As an educator, he championed traditional Spanish musical forms, but as a theatrical impresario gave in to the public taste for Italian forms.
He composed several operas and concertos, as well as incidental music for several comedies in the popular Spanish theater. A prolific songwriter,
Laserna
Laserna is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Antonio Laserna (1752–1823), Spanish bibliographer and writer
- Blas de Laserna (1751–1816), Spanish composer
- Mario Laserna Pinzón (1923–2013), Colombian educator and politician
- Paulo Laserna Phillips (born 1953), Colombian journalist, political scientist, television presenter and businessman
- Roberto Laserna (born 1953), Bolivian-Spanish writer and economist