Juan de Araujo (1646–1712) was a musician and composer of the Early to Mid Baroque. Araujo was born in

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. By 1670 he was nominated ''

maestro di cappella (, 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 ...

'' of Lima Cathedral, Peru. In the following years he travelled to

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and most probably to

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. On his return to

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, he was hired as ''maestro de capilla'' of Cuzco Cathedral, and in 1680 of

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(then the Cathedral of La Plata) in

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(now in Bolivia), where he stayed until his death, and where he trained up to four notable ''

música criolla Música criolla or ''canción criolla'' is a varied genre of Peruvian music that exhibits influences from European, African and Andean music. The genre's name reflects the coastal culture of Peru, and the local evolution of the term '' criollo ...

'' composers including

Blas Tardío de Guzmán Blas Tardío de Guzmán (fl. 1740s) was a Bolivian criollo composer, one of four notable criollo students of Juan de Araujo Juan de Araujo (1646–1712) was a musician and composer of the Early to Mid Baroque. Araujo was born in Villafranca ...

Works, editions and recordings

*Al arma, al arma valientes Jácara a 8 for Saint

Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, Society of Jesus, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spain, Spanish Catholic ...

.Tess Knighton, Álvaro Torrente -Devotional music in the Iberian world, 1450-1800: 2007 - "During his long tenure (1680- 1712) as chapelmaster at La Plata cathedral, Juan de Araujo wrote a Jácara a 8 for Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Al arma, al arma valientes

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* Spanish Baroque composers 1646 births 1712 deaths Spanish male classical composers 18th-century classical composers 18th-century male musicians 18th-century musicians {{Spain-musician-stub