Juan Bautista Comes (ca. 1582 – 5 January 1643), aka per Valencian spelling Joan Baptista Comes, was a Spanish

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who was born and died in

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. It is known that before 1613 he held posts as ''

Maestro de Capilla (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

'' in

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at its

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and in Valencia at the Colegio del Patriarca. Also in Valencia, at its cathedral, from 1613 to 1619, he held a post as ''Maestro de Capilla.'' From 1619 to 1629 he was Second ''Maestro'' in

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at the

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, during the period when Felipe III and

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governed. Nevertheless, he returned to his old post at

Valencia Cathedral Valencia Cathedral, at greater length the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia ( es, Iglesia Catedral-Basílica Metropolitana de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Valencia, ca-valencia, Església Cated ...

in 1632, which he held until his death. He studied under

Juan Ginés Pérez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

. In the field of composition he is best known for his '' villancicos'' such as ''Terremoto, que ruido'' and for his Christian sacred polychoral works. His ''villancicos'' make use of Spanish, Portuguese and Galician texts.José Luis Pensado Tome Portugués y Gallego en los villancicos de Juan Bautista Comes. Cuadernos de estudios gallegos, ISSN 0210-847X, T. 35, Nº. 100, 1984‑1985 , p. 659-675

Recordings

*''Missa de Batalla.''

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 ...

Josep R. Gil-Tàrrega: La Mà de Guido 2006 *''In nativitate Domini.'' Victoria Musicae Josep R. Gil-Tàrrega: La Mà de Guido 2005 *''Danzas del Corpus Christi.'' Juan Bautista Comes (ca. 1582-1643) Capella Saetabis. Rodrigo Madrid: SEdeM CD 17. 2006 *''In festis Corporis Christi.'' Victoria Musicae Josep R. Gil-Tàrrega: La Mà de Guido 2010 *''Villancico al Santísimo:'' ''A la sombra estáis'' (6:30) on ''A batallar estrellas''. Banzo. Harmonia Mundi. *''Para regalo y bien mío''. Retrobem la nostra música, CD nº 21. *''Que el Rey del cielo este al hielo''. Retrobem la nostra música, CD nº 21. *''Magnificat 8º tono, a 4 v mixtes, Dialogado con el gregoriano''. Retrobem la nostra música, CD nº 21.

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A choral composition contest which holds the composer name
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