Juan Manuel de la Puente (8 August 1692 - 19 December 1753) was a Spanish baroque composer. He was

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 ...

at Jaén Cathedral from 1711 till his death in 1753.Malcolm Boyd, Juan José Carreras -Music in Spain During the Eighteenth Century 2006 052102885X- p.109 ... In this context the existence at Jaen Cathedral of three manuscript volumes including, as unica, over 100 sacred cantatas and fourteen secular cantatas by Juan Manuel de la Puente, maestro de capilla in Jaen ...

Works and recording

*Juan Manuel De La Puente, Al Ayre Español, Eduardo López Banzo - Cantatas Y Villancicos Documentos Sonoros del Patrimonio Musical de Andalucía DS 0102 1992 *Juan Manuel De La Puente, Espacios sonoros en la Catedral de Jaén. OBS reissued as Juan Manuel de la Puente Music at the Cathedral of Jaén Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla Coro Vandalia

Enrico Onofri Enrico Onofri (born 1 April 1967) is an Italian violinist and conductor specialising in Baroque music. Career Born in Ravenna, Onofri is often invited to participate in the productions of ensembles such as La Capella Reial de Catalunya conduct ...

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References

Spanish Baroque composers 1692 births 1753 deaths {{Spain-composer-stub