Miguel de Irízar y Domenzain (1635–1684) was a Spanish Baroque composer. Irízar was born in

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and trained as a choirboy in León and

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. In August 1657 he became ''maestro de capilla'' in

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, then in August 1671 appointed to

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where he remained for his remaining thirteen years. He died at

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. The correspondence of Irízar preserved in the cathedral of Segovia archives contains a total of 362 letters received during the period 1663 to 1684. There are numerous requests to Irízar to compose music for the chapels of other cathedrals, or to exchange for works by composers such as Cristóbal Galán and

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. Some of these compositions were part of the repertoire taken to the New World. The correspondence also includes extensive detail on performance practice. The letters indicate in particular the wide and rapid circulation of ''

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s'' between different cathedrals.

Works

* Masses * Motets * Lamentations *

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* ''

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a la Navidad.''

Discography

* Miguel de Irízar. Mass for 6 voices. 10 Christmas pieces. ''Ecos y afectos''. Capilla Jeronimo de Carrion, dir. Alicia Lazaro. Verso VRS2024, Spain 2004. review by M.Desmet
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Irizar Y Domenzain, Miguel De Spanish Baroque composers 1635 births 1684 deaths Musicians from Navarre Spanish male classical composers 17th-century Spanish classical composers 17th-century Spanish male musicians