José Ramón Gargallo (1744-1794)
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Performers: Capilla Clásica de León; Camerata de Madrid; Luis Remartínez (conductor)
Further info: Maestros de Capilla de la Catedral de León
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Spanish composer. Almost nothing is known about his early years. He
probably received music lessons at the church of Asunción de Nuestra
Señora. In 1771 he applied for the chapelmaster post at the Calahorra
Cathedral but the post was finally awarded to the composer Diego Pérez
Camino. Years later, when he had already obtained the same position at
the León Cathedral in 1776, he remained still pleading against the
decision of the Calagurritan chapter, which had harmed him visibly.
Although he lived and worked in the Leonese capital until 1794, he still
tried to compete to the choirmaster at the Salamanca Cathedral in 1789.
As a composer, he was mainly focused on sacred music, the most common
genre in Spain despite living and working during the second half of the
18th Century. His output was over than 60 works and most of them were
characterized by the use of false polychoralism. His best works were
praised by the refined use of the contrapuntal style, such as the 'Misa y
Oficio de difuntos a ocho voces'. He was not related to another
Gargallo music members active during the 18th Century, such as Joseph
Gargallo (1702-c.1734), chapelmaster in Valencia and Albarracín, and
Francisco Gargallo, chapelmaster in Morella.
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