Manuel Mendes (or Manoel Mendes; c. 1547 – 24 September 1605) was a
Portuguese composer and teacher of the
Renaissance. While his music remains obscure, he was important as the teacher of several of the composers of the golden age of Portuguese
polyphony, including
Duarte Lobo
Duarte Lobo (ca. 1565 – 24 September 1646; Latinized as ''Eduardus Lupus'') was a Portuguese composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. He was one of the most famous Portuguese composers of the time, together with Filipe de Magalh ...
and
Manuel Cardoso.
He was born in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
, and studied music with
Cosme Delgado in
Évora as a youth. Later he was appointed ''
mestre de capela'' at the cathedral in
Portalegre, but returned to Évora to receive a
bachelor's degree in 1575. In 1575 he became a priest and teacher of the choirboys in the cathedral. His students included some of the most famous Portuguese composers of the early 17th century, such as Duarte Lobo, Manuel Cardoso,
Filipe de Magalhães Filipe de Magalhães (c. 1571–1652) was a Portuguese composer of sacred polyphony.
Life
Filipe de Magalhães was born in Azeitão, Portugal, in 1571. He studied music at the Cathedral of Évora with Manuel Mendes where he was a colleague of ...
and
Manuel Rebelo
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
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* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* M ...
. He died at
Évora.
While Mendes was evidently a prolific composer, his works are only extant in manuscript. He was famous in the 16th century, and his music traveled to Spain as well as Mexico, where he was highly regarded.
References
*Robert Stevenson, "Manuel Mendes". ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980. .
External links
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1540s births
1605 deaths
Renaissance composers
Portuguese classical composers
People from Lisbon
16th-century Portuguese people
Portuguese male classical composers
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