the ▁standard ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁class ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Jesus ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁Category : B rit ish ▁chemical ▁engine ers ▁Category : Engine ering ▁academ ics ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁King ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge <0x0A> </s> ▁Pedro ▁Blan co ▁López ▁( Le ón , ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁- ▁Porto , ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ), ▁was ▁a ▁Spanish ▁composer , ▁pian ist , ▁teacher ▁and ▁music ▁critic . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Pedro ▁Blan co ▁López ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁music ian ▁Mate o ▁Blan co ▁del ▁Río ▁and ▁Em ilia ▁López ▁y ▁Mo ya . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁musical ▁studies ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁León . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Madrid ▁with ▁teachers ▁such ▁as ▁F eli pe ▁Ped rell ▁and ▁And rés ▁Mon ge . ▁With ▁them , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁Tom ás ▁Bret ón , ▁he ▁maintained ▁an ▁important ▁ep istol ary ▁relationship ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁At ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Dec lam ation , ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁School ▁was ▁renamed ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁he ▁obtained ▁the ▁First ▁Prize ▁for ▁P iano ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁Madrid , ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a