A musician from Puerto de la Cruz, band director and composer linked to the choral, lyrical and popular repertoire of the town.
Juan Reyes Bartlet was a musician from Puerto de la Cruz, a band director, composer and figure linked to the town's Municipal Music School.
Open biographyThe sources present him as a musician, poet, writer and composer. His career runs from musical studies in Icod and Madrid, through direction of the Municipal Band of Puerto de la Cruz, to founding the Municipal School of Music and producing works that cross zarzuela, song and choral music.
His importance lies in having shaped a recognisable musical memory for Puerto de la Cruz and in leaving scores that help explain the musical culture of northern Tenerife today.
His style combines song, zarzuela, choral pieces and band works, with an interest in lyrical writing and popular-rooted melody. Losing his sight in 1948 did not stop his creative activity.
This profile gathers a selective set of works cited by the BNE, Coral Reyes Bartlet and local bibliography: María Adela, Patria Canaria, Serenata, El amor en cuarta plana, La Misa al Gran Poder de Dios, Salve Regina, El secreto del Indio, Tinerfeña and María de Magdalena.
His legacy is that of a creator who sustained the musical life of Puerto de la Cruz through the band, the school and the stage repertory, and whose name lives on in the Coral Reyes Bartlet.
His Canarian connection runs through Puerto de la Cruz, Icod de los Vinos, band music and the circulation of local repertories in Tenerife.
La BNE la registra como obra suya y la bibliografía local la destaca entre sus composiciones más conocidas.
Poema sinfónico citado en la bibliografía local sobre su obra.
Romanza para contralto mencionada en la bibliografía local.
Zarzuela en un acto citada por la documentación local y especializada.
Obra religiosa citada entre sus composiciones de mayor circulación local.
Pieza religiosa conservada en la memoria coral y bandística del Puerto de la Cruz.
Nace en Puerto de la Cruz.
La bibliografía local sitúa en torno a esta etapa sus primeras composiciones conocidas.
La biografía de la Coral Reyes Bartlet señala que perdió la vista en 1948.
Muere en Puerto de la Cruz.
