Ginés Pérez de la Parra (c. 1548 – 25 November 1600), also known as Juan Ginés Pérez, was a Spanish composer during the
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...
. He was born in
Orihuela
Orihuela (; ca-valencia, Oriola ) is a city and municipality located at the feet of the Sierra de Orihuela mountains in the province of Alicante, Spain. The city of Orihuela had a population of 33,943 inhabitants at the beginning of 2013. The mu ...
, a city in what is now the
province of Alicante. His work and that of his contemporaries led to the formation of a stylistic school of music known as "valenciana."
[Booklet notes, ''Officium Defunctorum.'' 2003]
Pérez spent five years of his life working as a
musical 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 ...
in the
Cathedral of Orihuela
Orihuela Cathedral (''Catedral de Orihuela'') is the main Roman Catholic church of Orihuela, Valencian Community, southern Spain.
History
It was built above a pre-existing Muslim mosque as a simple parish church and was later converted into main ...
, directing
a cappella music from 1581 to 1585. The music he composed was also used in many Spanish cathedrals, but the majority of his compositions remained incomplete. Today the largest collection of his work is held in
Zaragosa.
Media
* ''Luget Judea''. Retrobem la nostra música, CD nº 20.
* ''Ululate, Pastores''. Retrobem la nostra música, CD nº 20.
* ''Salve, Regina''. Retrobem la nostra música, CD nº 20.
Discography
* Tulerunt Dominum à 6, Luget Judea, Salve Regina à 5, Officium Defunctorum.
Victoria Musicae Victoria Musicae is a Spanish early music group based in Valencia, Spain.
The group was founded in 1992, and since 1993 has been led by Josep Ramón Gil-Tàrrega. The group has worked with other Valencian ensembles Capella de Ministrers in early m ...
, Joseph Gil-Tàrrega. Label:
La Mà de Guido La mà de Guido is a Catalan music publishing house in Barcelona, Spain founded in 1986 by the composer and musicologist Llorenç Balsach (b. 1953).
The name La Mà de Guido comes from the Catalan translation of the Guidonian hand.
The primary n ...
2003
References
External links
1540s births
1600 deaths
People from Orihuela
Spanish classical composers
Spanish male classical composers
Renaissance composers
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