Jacobo Palm

Jacobo Palm 28 November 1887 – 1 July 1982 Was A Curaçao-Born Composer. Jacobo José Maria Palm Is The Grandson Of Jan Gerard Palm 1831-1906 Who Is Often Referred To As The "father Of Curaçao Classical Music". At The Age Of Seven Jacobo Palm Started To Take Lessons In Music From His Grandfather. Jacobo Played Several Musical Instruments Such As Piano Organ Violin Clarinet And Flute. As An Organist Palm Played For More Than 50 Years 1914-1968 In The Pro-Cathedral Santa Ana In Curaçao. As A Concert Master Jacobo Palm Played For Many Years In The Curaçao Philharmonic Orchestra. He Was Also A Member Of The Curaçao String Quartet In Which He Played The Viola. As A Concert Pianist Jacobo Palm Accompanied Well Known Musicians Such As Dalman From Argentina Del Orbe From Santo Domingo Luis Palma And The Cellist Bogumil Sykora. Numerous Students Followed Lessons In Music From Jacobo Palm. They Originate From Countries Such As The Netherlands Antilles Aruba Venezuela Colombia And The Netherlands. His Most Talented Students Were His Own Daughters Irma Rojer-Palm Violin Elsa Debrot-Palm Piano Nelly Jongepier Piano And Composers Wim Statius Muller Piano And His Grandson Robert Rojer Piano . As A Composer Palm Wrote Numerous Pieces For Piano But Also Organ Music For Religious Services And Music For Songs. His Compositions Not Only Reveal His Admiration For The Polish Composer Chopin But Also A Delicate Sensitivity For The Polyrhythmic Character Of Caribbean Latin American And More In Particular Curaçaon Music. In 1981 66 Of His Compositions Were Published. read less