Pedro Furió Brocat (c.1715-1780)
- Villancico 'Zagalejo Que a un Tiempo Discurres'
Al Santisimo Sacramento, A 4 V. (1775)
Performers: José Ramon Alοnso (tenor); Capilla Polifónica "Ciudad De Oviedo"; Benito Laurеt (conductor)
Painting: Jean Raoux (1677-1734) - Un air baroque
Further info: Maestros De Capilla De La Catedral De Oviedo Siglo XVIII
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Spanish composer. Son of Basilio Furió and Ana María Brocat, almost
nothing is known of his youth. From 1759 to 1760, he was active as
maestro de capilla of the Guadix Cathedral. It is likely that this Pedro
Furió was the one appointed violinist and singer of the Santiago de
Compostela Cathedral in 1767, as his uncle Pedro Furió Brocat
(1688-c.1770) would have been 80 years old at that time. In 1770, he
began his teaching position at the León Cathedral. There, he replaced
Manuel Mencía, and after his departure, José Gallardo would take a year
to fill the position. On May 2, 1774, the maestro Enrique Villaverde had
passed away, leaving vacant the position of maestro de capilla of the
Oviedo Cathedral. The tenor Ventura Suárez remained as interim while the
competitive examinations to fill the position were organized. Besides
Pedro Furió, the candidates were Juan Antonio García Carrasquedo,
maestro de capilla of the Santander Cathedral; Francisco Náger, maestro
of the Orense Cathedral; and Juan Vidal, maestro of the Collegiate
Church of El Salvador in Seville. On March 4, 1775, after winning the
contest, he was officially appointed maestro de capilla of the Oviedo
Cathedral, a post he held for the rest of his life. His last documented
years show indiscipline and frequent absences. As a composer, his output
was mainly sacred, among them, several masses 'in stile antico' and
other minor sacred pieces.
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