Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (ca. 15901664) was a Renaissance-style Spanish

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, most of whose career took place in Mexico.

Life and career

He was born in Málaga, Spain. He moved to

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, Mexico, in 1620. At the time

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, the Philippines and other parts of Central America and the Caribbean. Padilla is one of the more important composers represented in the manuscripts at Puebla, Mexico and the Hackenberry collection in Chicago, Illinois. He worked at

de Los Angeles, Mexico, which in the 17th century was a bigger religious center than Mexico City itself. He was appointed ''maestro de capilla'' of

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in 1628. The Mexican composer

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was a boy soprano in the cathedral choir under Padilla, and later succeeded him to the office of ''maestro'' in 1664. He is to be distinguished from a younger Juan de Padilla, who was ''maestro de capilla'' at Zamora, Spain (1661-1663), and

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(1663-1673).

Works

The majority of his vast output (over 700 pieces survive) include sacred

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s, often for double choir, in the Renaissance style or ''stile antico'' as well as sacred '' villancicos.'' It often includes accompaniments for

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or various stringed instruments.

Bibliography

Padilla's music is rather difficult to get hold of: ''Mapa Mundi'', publish singing scores of some of this music including the double choir piece ''Deus in Adiutorium Meum Intende.'' Alfredston Music can provide instrumental parts for the smaller pieces in their collection. There are at least 2 Ph.D. theses with Padilla's music in the appendices: S. Barwick, ''Sacred Vocal Polyphony in Early Colonial Mexico'', (diss., Harvard Univ., 1949), includes the 2nd ''St. Matthew Passion''; and A. Ray / A. R. Catalyne, ''The Double-choir Music of Juan de Padilla'', (diss., Univ. of Southern California, 1953).

Recordings

*Mirabilia testimonium. Lamentation for Maundy Thursday. Salve Regina on ''Masterpieces of Mexican Polyphony''

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dir. James O'Donnell. Hyperion CDA66330 1989 *Lamentation for Maundy Thursday on ''Lamentations of Jeremiah'' by The Tallis Scholars, dir. Peter Phillips. Gimell CDGIM 043 2010 *''Missa Ego Flos Campi,'' along with a number of secular works have been recorded by

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, conducted by

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, on the disc ''

Missa Mexicana ''Missa Mexicana'' is a studio album by international Early Music ensemble The Harp Consort. It was released in October 2002 under Harmonia Mundi, HMX 2907293. It juxtaposes a mass setting by Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla Juan Gutiérrez de Padill ...

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has recorded a Mass and two sets of Christmas '' villancicos'' for Urtext digital classics: *Padilla; Maitines de Natividad 1652 (Mexican Baroque, Vol. 7) Angelicum de Puebla, dir. Echenique Urtext UMA2011 46'07" *Padilla; Maitines de Natividad 1653 (Baroque Mexico, Vol. 1) Angelicum de Puebla, dir. Echenique Urtext UMA2004 *Padilla; ''Missa Ego flos campi'' (excerpts) 1653 (Baroque Mexico, Vol. 3) Angelicum de Puebla, dir. Echenique Urtext UMA2005 1996 *Padilla; "Streams of Tears". Missa Ave Regina and motets. The Sixteen,

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