Alonso Lobo

Alonso Lobo (portrait)

Alonso Lobo : The Liber primus missarum (title page from 1602)

Alonso Lobo , often referred to in the literature as Alonso Lobo de Borja (formally correct: Alonso Lobo y de Borja ), (born February 25, 1555 baptized in Osuna , † April 5, 1617 in Seville ) was a Spanish sacred composer from Andalusia late Spanish Renaissance .

life and work

Lobo was the son of Alonso Lobo and Jerónima de Borja from Osuna. At the age of eleven, Lobo entered the boys' choir of Seville Cathedral . He holds a Licenciado degree from the University of Osuna. On September 20, 1581 he was appointed Chapter Secretary. On May 26, 1586 Lobo was appointed canon in the collegiate church of Osuna. As of August 21, 1591, the chapter of Seville Cathedral placed Lobo as vice- conductor at the side of the aging master of the chapel, Francisco Guerrero . According to an agreement of September 2, 1591, Lobo received a payment of 400 ducats a year for this. In 1593 Lobo became Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of Toledo . In 1603 Lobo returned to Seville as Kapellmeister.

Alonso Lobo printed the Liber primus missarum in Madrid in 1602 with six four-to-six-part masses and seven four-to-eight-part motets.

Alonso Lobo did not achieve the fame of Tomás Luis de Victoria . But artistically it is hardly inferior to this. In his sacred music, Lobo offers a perfect combination of the counterpoint technique of Palestrina and the musical intensity of de Victoria .

Biographical irritations

Lexicographers have persistently confused the following facts regarding Alonso Lobo's biography. Alonso Lobo's birthplace was often incorrectly given as Borja in Aragon. Lobo's birthplace is definitely the Andalusian Osuna. The mistake arose from the fact that his mother's maiden name was "Jerónima de Borja". Alonso Lobo's parents definitely lived in Osuna. Willibald Gurlitt also made this mistake in his 1961 article on Alonso Lobo in Riemann's Musiklexikon and Carl Dahlhaus did not correct it in the corresponding supplement from 1975. The use of the name Alonso Lobo de Borja (i.e., as usual in Spain with the surname of the father and mother, formally completely correct in the form Alonso Lobo y de Borja ) is at least misleading against this background and should only be done carefully and clarify the facts.

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Lobo, Alonso . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 88 .
Lobo, Alonso . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: L – Z , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1975, p. 72 .
Robert Stevenson: Lobo [Lobo de Borja], Alonso. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).

Web links

Commons : Alonso Lobo - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Alonso Lobo in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Alonso Lobo at Discogs (English)

Alonso Lobo on MusicBrainz (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wilibald Gurlitt: Lobo Alonso.
^ ^A ^b Carl Dahlhaus: Lobo Alonso.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Alonso Lobo. On: Oxford Music Online.

personal data
SURNAME	Lobo, Alonso
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lobo de Borja, Alonso; Lobo y de Borja, Alonso
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Andalusian composer of the Renaissance
DATE OF BIRTH	baptized February 25, 1555
PLACE OF BIRTH	Osuna
DATE OF DEATH	April 5, 1617
Place of death	Seville

[:1-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Wilibald Gurlitt: Lobo Alonso.

[:2-2] A ^b Carl Dahlhaus: Lobo Alonso.

[:0-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Alonso Lobo. On: Oxford Music Online.