José Elías (c. 1678 – c. 1755), full name Josep Elias i Verdaguer, was a
Catalan organist and composer in the ''
tiento'' tradition. He may have studied with
Juan Cabanilles in Valencia but is first documented as organist in Barcelona at
Sant Pere de les Puelles in 1712 and then at
SS Justo y Pastor from 1715 to 1725, after which he moved to Madrid to become ''
Capellan de su Majestad'' and principal organist of the
Convent of Las Descalzas Reales
The Convent of Las Descalzas Reales () is a royal monastery situated in Madrid, Spain, administered by the Patrimonio Nacional.
History
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It is unknown whether Joseph Elias, organist from 1739 to 1741 at the
Hieronymite
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monastery of
El Parral
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was the same person.
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1670s births
1750s deaths
Baroque composers from Catalonia
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