Esteban Salas y Castro
Esteban Salas y Castro (born December 25, 1725 in Havana , † July 14, 1803 in Santiago de Cuba ) was a Cuban composer and church musician .
Life
Esteban Salas studied philosophy, theology and canon law in Havana in addition to music . From 1764 he was Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba , in 1790 he was ordained a priest here.
The late baroque master is considered the first "classical" composer in Cuba. He composed eight masses, two motets, three passions, several responsories, psalms, proprias, litanies, hymns and sequences as well as more than sixty villancicos and a number of autos sacramentales and tonadillas.
Web links
- Sheet music in the public domain by Esteban Salas y Castro in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
- Sheet music and audio files by Esteban Salas y Castro in the International Music Score Library Project
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- Biografías y Vidas - Esteban de Salas y Castro
- Conservatorio Estaban Salas - Biografía de Esteban Salas
- La Nueva Cuba - En el 2º Centenario de la Muerte de Esteban Salas
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salas y Castro, Esteban |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salas, Esteban |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban composer and church musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1725 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Havana |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1803 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Cuba |