Commemoration of the 150th. Anniversary of the death of Josep Anselm Clavé i Camps (Barcelona 1824- Barcelona 1874)

This year 2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Josep Anselm Clavé (1824-1874) Catalan politician, composer and writer, founder of the choral movement in Catalonia and promoter of the associative movement.

Choral societies had a large success in Catalonia and many were founded in the 19th and early 20th centuries, some of which are still active.

In Badalona there were also and still are numerous choral societies, some of which have ceded their banners, documents and other materials to the Museum.

Now, on the occasion of this anniversary, we want to share with you these funds and the history of the entities that generated them, and we will do so through news published on our website and on social networks during this year.

Finally, we will remember that in 1954, the choral societies of Badalona dedicated a monument to Clavé, consisting of a bust of the master, the work of Joan Barrera i Ferrer, placed on a plinth, located in Avinguda de Sant Ignatius of Loyola, where it can still be seen today.

Choral societies meeting. 1915. Authors: Germans Sayol. Archive Josep M. Cuyàs i Tolosa. MB