Joseph Escoriguela (1674-1743)
- Al ver que María, a 7 (1721)
Performers: Harmonia del Pаrnàs; Marian Rosa Montаgut (conductor)
Further info: Villancicos A La Verge De La Cinta
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Spanish composer. Son of Pere Joan Escoriguela and Anna Segura, and
nephew of the composer Isidro Escoriguela (?-1723), he received music
lessons from his uncle and Josep Vives. In 1695 he succeded his uncle as
a 'maestro de capilla' at the cathedral of Tarragona, in a post he held
until 1708. On 10 March 1708 he was appointed 'maestro de capilla' at
the cathedral of Tortosa in a post he held the rest of his life. As a
composer, he wrote over than 150 works, all of them sacred and mainly
preserved in manuscript. During his life he enjoyed a considerable
reputation, and his works, in manuscript, are widely distributed among
various cathedrals in eastern Spain.
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