Bernardino de Figueroa
Bernardino de Figueroa (c.1510-November 1586) was a Spanish composer, afterwards Archbishop of Brindisi in Italy. Figueroa entered the chapel choir in 1518 and was the first maestro de capilla at the Royal Chapel of Granada until 1551, being succeeded by Rodrigo de Ceballos in 1561. He wrote letters recommending the musical theorist Fray Juan Bermudo and in the latter's Perfecting the perfect instrument 1555, a treatise on playing the vihuela, Figueroa was listed before Cristóbal de Morales as having checked and approved the text.
Bernardino de Figueroa
- Died
- 1586 · Brindisi.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- composer · chapelmaster · catholic archbishop
- Languages
- Spanish
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Bernardino de Figueroa (c.1510-November 1586) was a Spanish composer, afterwards Archbishop of Brindisi in Italy. Figueroa entered the chapel choir in 1518 and was the first maestro de capilla at the Royal Chapel of Granada until 1551, being succeeded by Rodrigo de Ceballos in 1561. He wrote letters recommending the musical theorist Fray Juan Bermudo and in the latter's Perfecting the perfect instrument 1555, a treatise on playing the vihuela, Figueroa was listed before Cristóbal de Morales as having checked and approved the text.
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From 26 November 1571 until his death he was Archbishop of Brindisi. None of Figueroa's compositions is known to survive.
The recorded working language is Spanish. Positions recorded include Catholic archbishop and titular archbishop.
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- 1.Nazareth.
- 2.Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni.
- 3.Diccionario de la música española e hispanoamericana. 5.
- 4.España sagrada. LI.
- 5.Bernardino de Figueroa (c.1505-1586): de maestro de capilla a arzobispo (Granada). 2603-686X.
- 6.Comiença el libro llamado declaraciõ de instrumẽtos musicales . / cõpuesto por . fray Iuã Bermudo de la ordẽ de los menores ; en el qual se hallarã todo lo que en musica dessearẽ y cõtiene seys libros . ; examinado y aprouado por los egregios musicos Bernardino de figueroa y Cristoual de morales.
- 7.Aniversario de la toma de posesión como Maestro de Capilla de Bernardino de Figueroa.
- 8.Orgel und Klavier in der Musik des 16. Jahrhunderts; ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Instrumentalmusik.
- 9.Archbishop Bernardino Figueroa †.
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