Benet Soler
Benet Soler , OSB , (* around 1640 in Granollers , † 1682 in Montserrat ) was a Catalan conductor and composer as a music monk in the Montserrat monastery .
Soler was trained in music at the Escola de Montserrat by Joan March, among others . In 1656 he entered the Benedictine order and became a monk. He took over the post of conductor in the Montserrat monastery from Joan Cererols . One of his students was Miguel López . The composer and musicologist Baltasar Saldoni (1807–1889) emphasized Soler's great importance as a musician and music teacher. Soler was also responsible for other positions in the monastic community: he worked as deputy vicar and sacristan of the Montserrat monastery.
Musical works of Benet Soler are in the CMAR music collection of the parish church of Sant Pere i Sant Pau of Canet de Mar .
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- Enciclopèdia Catalana: Benet Soler. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música . Retrieved January 28, 2020 (Catalan).
- IFMuC (Inventari dels Fons Musicals de Catalunya): Works by Benet Soler. Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, accessed January 28, 2020 (Catalan).
Web links
- Literature by and about Benet Soler in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Benet Soler: In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música.
- ↑ List of works by Benet Soler. In: IFMuC.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soler, Benet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catalan conductor, composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1640 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Granollers |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1682 |
| Place of death | Montserrat |