Bartolomé Calatayud was born on the island of Mallorca in 1882. In 1899, he took the 1st Class Diploma honors class given by the Workers Instructive Center Palma for his “superior musical knowledge in playing the guitar”. His first teacher was Pedro Antonio Alemany Palmer, guitarist and composer, contemporary and friend of Miguel Llobet and Andrés Segovia, followed by Antonio Gomez Melters (Barcelona, ​​1839 – Capdellá, 20.5.1908). He studied harmony and composition with the musician and composer D. Antonio Noguera.

Bartolome was trained by Francisco Tárrega in Valencia. He performed in Spain, France, Switzerland, Portugal and Algeria and toured South America with Spanish Choir and Dance groups. He composed many works for the classical guitar and taught playing in Majorca.

Much of his guitar work was based on popular Catalan/Majorca folk music. While less famous in the classical guitar world, Bartolomé Calatayud stopped producing some of the most enjoyable and exciting pieces he wrote for classical guitarists of different abilities. In his last years he taught many students in Majorca. He died in 1973 at the age of 91.