March 14, 1897:
Joaquín Turina (14) performs on the piano for the first time in public, in the Sala Piazza, Seville.
March 24, 1904:
La copla, a zarzuela sevillana by Joaquín Turina (21) to words of Labios and Luciux, is performed for the first time, in Seville.
May 3, 1905:
Fea y con gracia, a zarzuela by Joaquín Turina (22) to words of S. and J. Alvárez Quintero, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Moderna, Madrid.
May 6, 1907:
Piano Quintet no.1 by Joaquín Turina (24) is performed for the first time, in Paris.
May 19, 1908:
Sonata española for violin and piano by Joaquín Turina (25) is performed for the first time, in Paris.
December 10, 1908:
Joaquín Turina (26) marries Obdulia Garzón in Seville.
October 15, 1909:
Sonata Romantica sobre un tema español op.3 for piano by Joaquín Turina (26) is performed for the first time, in Paris.
March 11, 1911:
String Quartet “de la guitarra” op.4 by Joaquín Turina (28) is performed for the first time, in Salle Pleyel, Paris.
April 6, 1911:
Rincones Sevillanos op.5 for piano by Joaquín Turina (28) is performed for the first time, in Paris.
May 24, 1911:
Rima op.6, a song for voice and piano by Joaquín Turina (28) to words of Becquer, is performed for the first time, in Aeolian Hall, London.
January 27, 1912:
La Escena Andaluza op.7 for viola, piano, and string quartet by Joaquín Turina (29) is performed for the first time, in Salle Erard, Paris.
October 13, 1912:
Tres Danzas andaluzas op.8 for piano by Joaquín Turina (29) is performed for the first time, in the Academia Santa Cecilia de Cádiz.
March 30, 1913:
La Procesión del Rocío op.9, a symphonic poem by Joaquín Turina (29), is performed for the first time, in Teatro Real, Madrid.
October 10, 1914:
Margot, a comedia lírica by Joaquín Turina (31) to words of Martínez Sierra, is performed for the first time, in Madrid.
April 8, 1915:
Evangelio op.12, a symphonic poem by Joaquín Turina (32), is performed for the first time, in Teatro Real, Madrid.
May 9, 1916:
Album de viaje op.15 for piano by Joaquín Turina (33) is performed for the first time, in Madrid.
December 21, 1916:
Incidental music to Martínez Sierra’s play Navidad by Joaquín Turina (34) is performed for the first time, in Teatro Eslava de Madrid.
April 7, 1917:
El corregidor y la molinera, a pantomime by Manuel de Falla (40) to words of Martínez Sierra after Alarçón, is performed for the first time, in the Teatro Eslava, Madrid conducted by Joaquín Turina (34). It is wildly popular. See 22 July 1919.
June 30, 1917:
Incidental music to Moreto’s play La adúltera penitente by Joaquín Turina (34) is performed for the first time, in Barcelona.
October 26, 1917:
Mujeres españolas op.17 by Joquín Turina (34) is performed for the first time, in Madrid.
February 13, 1920:
Danzas fantásticas op.22 for orchestra by Joaquín Turina (37) is performed for the first time, in Teatro Price, Madrid.
September 11, 1920:
Sinfonía sevillana op.23 for orchestra by Joaquín Turina (37) is performed for the first time, in the Gran Casino de San Sebastián under the title Sevilla.
September 11, 1922:
Sanlúcar de Barrameda op.24 for piano by Joquín Turina (39) is performed for the first time, in the town for which it is named.
March 6, 1923:
Jardín de Oriente, an opera by Joaquín Turina (40) to words of Martínez Sierra, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Real, Madrid.
December 17, 1923:
Sevillana op.29 for guitar by Joaquín Turina (41) is performed for the first time, in Madrid by Andrés Segovia.
April 10, 1924:
Incidental music to Borras’ play La anunciación by Joaquín Turina (41) is performed for the first time, in Teatro Español, Madrid.
May 3, 1926:
Canto a Sevilla for voice and orchestra by Joaquín Turina (43) to words of San Roman, is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Fernando, Seville.
January 7, 1927:
Oración del Torero op.34 for orchestra by Joaquín Turina (44) is performed for the first time, in Madrid.
March 22, 1927:
Canto a Sevilla for voice and orchestra by Joaquín Turina (44) is performed for the first time, in Madrid.
October 25, 1928:
Ritmos, an orchestral fantasy by Joaquín Turina (45), is performed for the first time, in Madrid conducted by the composer.
November 25, 1930:
Sonata op.51 for violin and piano by Joaquín Turina (47) is performed for the first time, in Madrid.
January 15, 1932:
Cinco Danzas Gitanas op.55 for piano by Joaquín Turina (49) are performed for the first time, in the Teatro de la Comedia de Madrid.
January 29, 1932:
Sonata op.61 for guitar by Joaquín Turina (49) is performed for the first time, in Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome.
March 11, 1933:
Rapsodia sinfónica for piano and strings by Joaquín Turina (50) is performed for the first time, in Madrid.
February 14, 1934:
El castillo de Almodovar for orchestra by Joaquín Turina (51) is performed for the first time, in Madrid.
March 11, 1935:
Tres poemas for voice and piano by Joaquín Turina (52) to words of Bécquer is performed for the first time, in Madrid the composer at the piano.
December 12, 1935:
Homenaje a Lope de Vega op.90 for voice and piano by Joaquín Turina (52) is performed for the first time, in the Teatro de la Comedia, Madrid.
April 27, 1940:
Joaquín Turina (57) is named commissioner of the Ministry of Education for Music in the new Spanish administration.
April 25, 1945:
Tema y variaciones op.100 for harp and piano by Joaquín Turina (62) is performed for the first time, in the Circulo Medina de Madrid.
January 19, 1983:
Tres evocaciones (Homenaje a Joaquín Turina) for piano by Joaquín Rodrigo (81) is performed for the first time, in Seville to celebrate the centennial of Turina’s (†34) birth.