Josep Mir i Llussà (Spanish José Mir y Llussá, also José Mir y Lusa) (–1764) was a Catalan composer, and ''maestro de capilla'' at

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. His works are preserved in copies in the

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and in archives in the Americas. Little is known about the life of Jose Mir y Llussa, but his pieces were often performed in private palaces along with those of

Manuel Pla Manuel Pla i Agustí (c. 1725-1766) was a Spanish (from Catalonia) composer, oboist, and harpsichordist at the court of Madrid. He was the middle of three composer-brothers: his older brother Joan Baptista Pla (1720-1773), settled as an oboist in ...

Works, editions, and recordings

His surviving choral works include: * Missa a 8 in D major * Stabat Mater in G minor * Quomodo obscuratum est * Lauda Jerusalem - Psalm in A minorRecording 2010 La Xantria, Vespres d'Arnadi, dir. Pere Lluís Biosca, Dani Espasa. Musiepoca Spain

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mir I Llusa, Josep 1700 births 1764 deaths Composers from Catalonia 18th-century composers 18th-century male musicians Spanish male musicians