Juan de Urrede (c.1430-after 1482, Salamanca, Spain) or Juan de Urreda was a

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singer and composer active in

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

in the service of the

Duke of Alba Duke of Alba de Tormes ( es, Duque de Alba de Tormes), commonly known as Duke of Alba, is a title of Spanish nobility that is accompanied by the dignity of Grandee of Spain. In 1472, the title of ''Count of Alba de Tormes'', inherited by ...

and King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He was born Johannes de Wreede in

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. He composed several settings of the ''

Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium "Pange lingua gloriosi corporis mysterium" () is a Medieval Latin hymn attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) for the Feast of Corpus Christi. It is also sung on Maundy Thursday during the procession from the church to the place where t ...

'', mostly based on the original Mozarabic melody composed by St.

Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas, OP (; it, Tommaso d'Aquino, lit=Thomas of Aquino; 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known wi ...

. One of his compositions for four voices was widely performed in the sixteenth century, and became the basis for a number of keyboard works and masses by Spanish composers. Although he wrote sacred songs, he was better known for courtly songs.

Works

Urrede's music has been recorded and issued on media including: Cancionero de Segovia: ''Pange Lingua'' *''El Cancionero de la Catedral de Segovia'', The Segovia Cathedral Songbook, Ensemble Daedalus, Roberto Festa ''Nunca fue pena mayor'' (Never was there greater sorrow). Chanson. c.1470 for instruments *from the

Cancionero de la Colombina The Cancionero de la Colombina or Cancionero Musical de la Colombina (CMC) is a Spanish manuscript (Ms. 7-1-28) containing Renaissance music from the second half of the 15th century.DIAMM - SourceE-Sc Ms. 7-1-28/ref> The manuscript was copied durin ...

1460-1490 *from

Harmonice Musices Odhecaton The ''Harmonice Musices Odhecaton'' (One Hundred Songs of Harmonic Music, also known simply as the ''Odhecaton'') is an anthology of polyphonic secular songs published by Ottaviano Petrucci in 1501 in Venice. It is the first book of polyphonic mu ...

Venice 1501 *''Ens Les Flamboyants''. Rosa Dominguez voice, Viva Biancaluna Biffi fiddle, Jane Achtmann fiddle/viola d'arco, Irene Klein viola da gamba, Norihisa Sugawara lute/fiddle, Giovanna Pessi harp, Michael Form, Luis Beduschi, Gerit Kropfl recorders, Rogerio Goncalves percussion *''Zefiro Torna''. Eufoda 1343 *''Montserrat Figueras, Hesperion XX / Jordi Savall''. Astree 9954 *''Montserrat Figueras, Hesperion XX / Luiz Alves de Silva''. Fontalis 8763 *''Ferre, Binchois Ensemble / D.Vellard''. EMI Virgin Classics 567-545359 *''Hilliard Ensemble''. EMI Virgin Classics 653-561394 *''Waverly Consort / Jaffee''. EMI Virgin Classics 621-561815 *''Newberry Consort''. Harmonia Mundi France 7907083 *''Larry Hill, Gregory Tambornino''. Meridian 84406 *''Nancy Knowles, Frank Wallace''. Centaur 2109 ''Donde estas que non te veo'' for voice and instruments from the Cancionero de la Colombina 1460-1490 *''Montserrat Figueras s, Hesperion XX / Jordi Savall''. Astree 9954 ''Muy triste sera mi vida'' from the Cancionero de la Colombina 1460-1490 *''Hesperion XX / Jordi Savall''. Astree 9954

References

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