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up SpanishEntriesThe Spanish Masters http://www.hoasm.org/IVL/IVLSpanishMasters.html Summarizes 16th Century composition. Includes the schools of Andalusia, Castile and Victoria, and Aragon, details of instrumental and keyboard music, comments on late-Renaissance Portugal, and links to composer biographies. From Here of a Sunday Morning. Zarzuela: Composer Biographies http://www.zarzuela.net/hpage.htm Listing of those involved in a specialized form of lyric theater named for a hunting lodge of the King of Spain. Related categoriesAguado, Dionisio Spanish guitar virtuoso and composer Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) spent much of the middle part of his career in France, where he and Fernando Sor became friends and, at times, played together. His Albéniz, Isaac Spanish pianist and composer Isaac Albéniz was born in 1860 and died in 1909. He helped to define the "Spanish" style of piano. Anchieta, Juan de Spanish composer Juan de Anchieta (1462-1523) was primarily a religious composer, although his secular song Dos ánades Arriaga y Balzola, Juan Crisóstomo Basque composer Juan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio Arriaga y Balzola (1806-1826), was called the "Spanish Mozart" because of his early-appearing talent. Born 50 years after Amadeus, Basque Listing of Basque composers' categories and sites of regional associations and related interests. Bretón, Tomás Spanish composer Tomás Bretón (1850-1923) followed an international style in his chamber music while writing more intentionally Spanish in many of his orchestral works. He helped to revive and Brito, Estêvâo Spanish Renaissance composer Estêvâo Brito (c. 1575-1641) was an ordained priest and his music was written for the church. He is most remembered for his Cabezón, Antonio de Spanish keyboardist and composer Antonio de Cabezón (c.1510-1566; also spelled Cabeçón) was apparently blind from birth. This didn't stop him from producing a large body of works, from being in the Casals, Pablo Cellist, 1876-1973. Catalonian, lived in Puerto Rico in later years. Catalan Listing of Catalan composers' categories and sites of regional associations and related interests. Cererols, Joan Catalan composer Joan Cererols (1618-1676) spent his entire adult life in the monastery at Montserrat, where he rose from novice to monk and Chapi, Ruperto (1859-1909) Encina, Juan del Spanish composer, playwright, courtier, dramatic poet, and priest Juan del Encina (1468-1529) is considered the father of Spanish secular drama. Much of his music was in the villancico Escobar, Pedro de Portuguese composer Pedro de Escobar (c. 1465-c. 1535) wrote mainly religious vocal, choral, and hymnic music. He spent Falla, Manuel de Spanish Composer Manuel de Falla was born in 1876, moved to Argentina following the Spanish Civil War, and died in 1946. Granados y Campiña, Enrique Costanzo Spanish Romantic composer Enrique Costanzo Granados y Campiña (1867-1916) is most known for beautiful piano compositions. The piano suite Goyescas, inspired by the painter's works, later became the Laserna, Blas de Spanish composer Blas de Laserna (1751-1816) wrote a large body of vocal works as well as other pieces. Lobo, Alonso Spanish composer Alonso Lobo (c. 1555-1617) published masses and motets and left many other works in manuscript form. Líteres Carrión, Antonio Spanish composer Líteres Antonio Líteres Carrión (1673?-1747) wrote numerous sacred and secular works including many zarzuelas. He also Masses and a Vespers for the Portuguese Martín y Soler, Vicente Spanish composer Atanasio Martín Ignacio Vicente Tadeo Francisco Pellegrín Martín y Soler (1754-1806) was active in Spain, Italy, and Russia. Among his works are some of the most outstanding Rodrigo, Joaquín Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo was born in Valencia in 1901 on the Feast Day of St Cecila, patron saint of music. The youngest of ten children, he was blinded by diphtheria at age three and learned Sor, José Fernando Macarurio Spanish Classical period guitar virtuoso and composer José Fernando Macarurio Sor (1778-1839) was one of the early champions of what has come to be known as classical guitar. His works number upwards Victoria, Tomás Luis de Spanish organist and Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611) left a brilliant catalogue of exclusively religious music. While some would argue which of the Masses, the motets, Neigbour categoriesAustrian Listing of Austrian composers' categories and sites of regional associations and related interests. Belgian Listing of Belgian composers' categories and sites of regional associations and related interests. 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