Isabel Güell i López

Isabel María Francisca de Paula Luisa Clementina Güell y López (Barcelona, November 23, 1872 - Barcelona, May 8, 1956), Marquess of Castelldosrius, was a Spanish composer of religious works, as well as a pianist and organist. She composed approximately 34 works. Early life and education Isabel María Francisca de Paula Luisa Clementina Güell y López was born in Barcelona on November 23, 1872. Her mother was Isabel López Bru, born in Cuba (daughter of the first Marquess of Comillas, Antonio López y López); her father was Eusebi Güell, first Count of Güell. Isabel had a cousin, Sister Eulalia Anzizu. She began her studies with Josep García Robles, composer of her father’s court. She studied with her aunt, Josefa Bacigalupi, and later studied piano and organ in Barcelona and Paris. Her main dedication was charity and benevolence, as befitted a woman of her social class in that era. Personal life Isabel’s father, a patron of Antoni Gaudí, commissioned works such as the Palau Güell and Park Güell. From 1939 onwards, she devoted herself to her grandchildren, giving them music and French lessons. She died in Barcelona on May 8, 1956, and was buried in the family pantheon of Dosrius (Mataró