Pedro Bermúdez
Pedro Bermúdez (* 1558 in Granada , Spain , † 1605 in Puebla de los Ángeles , New Spain ) was a Spanish composer of polyphonic choral works for the Catholic liturgy .
Life
In his childhood he sang in the choir of the cathedral of Granada , where he grew up as an apprentice of cathedral music director Santos de Aliseda. It is possible that he took composition lessons from the great composer Rodrigo de Ceballos in the royal court orchestra. In 1584 Bermúdez became Kapellmeister in Antequera , a post he held for two years under constant pressure from the church council, until he was dismissed due to his lack of willingness to teach. Back in his hometown, he got a part-time job as a singer in the royal band.
In 1595 he was invited by the newly appointed Bishop of Cuzco , Peru , to take over the musical direction of the cathedral. After a long journey across the Atlantic , he arrived in Cuzco in 1597 , where he took over the post of Kapellmeister. After only seven weeks, however, he traveled on and arrived in Santiago de Guatemala (now Antigua Guatemala ) in 1598 . Here he settled down, supervised the music of the cathedral and composed most of his surviving works.
He stayed in Guatemala until 1603 , when the board of directors of the Cathedral of Puebla de los Ángeles in New Spain attracted him with a far higher salary. Bermúdez accepted the offer and went to Puebla, where he could only compose one Salve Regina and then suddenly died. Gaspar Fernandes was his successor .
Works
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Bibliography
- Dieter Lehnhoff : Creación musical en Guatemala . Guatemala: Editorial Galería Guatemala, Fundación G&T Continental, Universidad Rafael Landívar 2005, ISBN 99922704-7-0
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| SURNAME | Bermúdez, Pedro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish composer of polyphonic choral works for the Catholic liturgy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1558 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Granada , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1605 |
| Place of death | Puebla de los Ángeles , New Spain, now Mexico |