Antonio de Yanguas
Antonio de Yanguas (born April 12, 1682 in Medinaceli , † October 27, 1753 in Salamanca ) was a Spanish composer.
De Yanguas was first a choirboy at the Collegiate Church in Medinaceli, then chaplain at the Collegiate Church in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) and Maestro de capilla at the Church of Sant Cayetana in Madrid , at the Metropolitan Basilica in Santiago de Compostela and at the Cathedral of Salamanca. He also worked as a professor of music at the University of Salamanca. De Yanguas composed numerous pieces of sacred music that are kept in the archives of Salamanca Cathedral.
literature
- Yanguas, Antonio de . In: Wilibald Gurlitt, Carl Dahlhaus (Hrsg.): Riemann Musiklexikon . In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. 12th completely revised edition. 5. Supplementary volume, personal section L – ZB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1975, p. 934 (first edition: 1882).
- Agustí Bruach: Yanguas, Antonio de. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, supplement for both parts. Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2008, ISBN 978-3-7618-1139-9 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daily life data according to: Agustí Bruach: Yanguas, Antonio de. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, supplement for both parts. Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2008, ISBN 978-3-7618-1139-9 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yanguas, Antonio de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1682 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Medinaceli |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1753 |
| Place of death | Salamanca |