Juan de Araujo
Juan de Araujo (* 1646 in Villafranca , Spain , † 1712 in La Plata ) was a Peruvian composer.
Juan de Araujo came to the Spanish viceroyalty of Peru as a child with his father and studied at the University of San Marcos in Lima . There is no evidence that he was a student of Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco , as is occasionally stated. Apparently he was forced to leave the city by the viceroy the Conde de Lemos , but returned to the cathedral in Lima in 1672 , where he succeeded Fray Pedro Jiménez as conductor in 1674 . In 1676 he left Lima again and moved to the Cathedral of Panama . In 1680 he returned to Peru as Kapellmeister of the Cathedral of La Plata.
In addition to masses , motets , cantatas and villancicos, he also composed secular choral and instrumental music.
Web links
Sheet music in the public domain by Juan de Araujo in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Araujo, Juan de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1646 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villafranca , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1712 |
| Place of death | La Plata |