Mateo Albéniz
Mateo Albéniz, also known as Mateo Antonio Pérez de Albéniz (c. 1755 – 23 June 1831) was a Spanish composer, theorist, and priest. He is not related to the better-known composer Isaac Albéniz, but he was the father of Pedro Albéniz.
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Mateo Albéniz
- Full name
- Mateo Antonio Pérez de Albéniz.
- Born
- 1755. · Logroño.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- composer, organist and priest.
- Movements
- Baroque music.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Mateo Albéniz, also known as Mateo Antonio Pérez de Albéniz (c. 1755 – 23 June 1831) was a Spanish composer, theorist, and priest. He is not related to the better-known composer Isaac Albéniz, but he was the father of Pedro Albéniz.
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Mateo Albéniz (1755–1831) was a composer, organist and priest, of Spanish nationality. The composer was born Mateo Antonio Pérez de Albéniz in Logroño and died in San Sebastián. Mateo Albéniz was associated with Baroque music. Languages used include Spanish.
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He was born in the Basque region. He held a post as Maestro de Capilla in San Sebastián and in Logroño from 1795 to 1800, when he returned to San Sebastián (where he died) until his retirement in 1829. He composed masses, vespers, motets, and other church music, never published, and a book of solfeggi (published at St. Albéniz also wrote for the harpsichord and fortepiano. The work by which he is best known today is the Sonata in D major, of which a popular transcription for guitar has been made.
The authorities additionally record the heading Mateo Albeniz. His recorded language was Spanish. His recorded confession was Catholicism. One child is recorded: Pedro Albéniz.
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1755
Mateo Albéniz was born on 21 November 1755.
1831
Mateo Albéniz died at San Sebastián.
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Logroño.
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- 1.Stevenson, Robert. Albéniz, Mateo.
- 2.George Grove, "Albeniz, Pedro," in A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1900).
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Formation and teaching. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style. Recorded at birth as Mateo Antonio Pérez de Albéniz. Recorded as composer, organist and priest.
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