Felipe Rodríguez (1759/60 – 1814/15) was a Spanish
classical era composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
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Rodríguez was born in
Madrid, possibly on 1 May 1760. At age ten, he went to the
Escolania de Montserrat near
Barcelona, which has existed as a musical institution since the 14th century. He became a priest in 1783 and shortly afterwards returned to Madrid, where he became an organist. His extant compositions mainly include organ and keyboard sonatas.
References
* Sleeve/booklet notes from
Cantus Records CD: ''Felipe Rodríguez: Fortepiano Works''.
Spanish Classical-period composers
Spanish male composers
18th-century births
1815 deaths
19th-century Spanish male musicians
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