Pere Alberch Vila
Pere Alberch Vila (Pere Alberc i Vila) (1517–1582): was a Catalan Renaissance composer and organist. He was born Pere Alberc i Ferrament at Vic in 1517. The nickname i Vila comes from a more notable branch of his family.
Also recorded as Pere Albert Vila · Pere Alberch i Ferrament · Pere Vila
Pere Alberch Vila
- Name
- Pere Alberch Vila
- Birth Name
- Pere Alberc i Ferrament
- Born
- 1517
- Birthplace
- Vich, Principality of Catalonia, Crown of Aragon
- Died
- 1582
- Place of death
- Barcelona, Principality of Catalonia, Crown of Aragon
- Occupation
- Composer, organist
- Nationality
- Crown of Aragon · Spain
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan · Latin
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Pere Alberch Vila (Pere Alberc i Vila) (1517–1582): was a Catalan Renaissance composer and organist. He was born Pere Alberc i Ferrament at Vic in 1517. The nickname i Vila comes from a more notable branch of his family.
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Pere Alberch Vila (1517–1582) was a composer, musician and organ builder, among other activities, a national of the Crown of Aragon and Spain. The composer was born in Vic and died in Barcelona. Languages used include Catalan, Latin and Spanish.
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Alberch trained in the Cathedral of Vic and later, between 1534 and 1536, in Valencia with his uncle, Pere Vila. There he met other musicians working in the court of the Duke of Calabria, such as Mateo Flecha and Bartomeu Càrceres. He died in Barcelona.
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• Name — Pere Alberch Vila • Native Name — Pere Alberch i Vila • Birth Name — Pere Alberc i Ferrament • Born — 1517 • Birthplace — Vich, Principality of Catalonia, Crown of Aragon • Died — 1582 • Place of death — Barcelona, Principality of Catalonia, Crown of Aragon • Occupation — Composer, organist
Works
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Alberch's works include: • A book of tientos for organ. • 2 surviving ensaladas: • [wikisource:es:El bon jorn El bon jorn] (timing 11'50) • La Lucha (timing 8'29) • Madrigals, published in Barcelona in 1561. His book of madrigals marked the first use of the term by a Spanish composer. They were based on the texts of Pere Serafí and Ausiàs March, among others.
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1517
Pere Alberch Vila was born on 1 January 1517.
1582
Pere Alberch Vila died on 16 November 1582.
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Vic.
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• El bon jorn. La Lucha. On Las Ensaladas, Praga 1581, La Colombina dir. Josep Cabré K617 2009. • Reyna soberana. Con voz llorosa. O Virgen sancta. On La Justa, La Colombina dir. Josep Cabré Accent 1994.
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- 1.Sadie, Stanley, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians; Volume 1 1980, p. 205
- 2.Josep Cabré booklet notes in Las Ensaladas Praga 1581, K617 2009
- 3.Martorell, O. & Valls, M. Síntesi històrica de la música catalana. 1985, Els llibres de la frontera, Ed. Hogar del Libro. p35
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The authorities additionally record the headings Pere Albert Vila, Pere Alberch i Ferrament and Pere Vila. His recorded languages were Spanish, Catalan and Latin. His recorded confession was Catholicism. Recorded with the occupation organ builder. Recorded as organ builder, composer, organist and musician.
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