Francisco Manalt (c.1710-1759)
- Sonata (VI, Re menor) de la Obra harmonica en seis sonatas de
camara de violin y bajo solo, parte primera / dedicadas al Excmo. Señor
D. Pedro Téllez Girón, Duque de Osuna,
por D. Francisco Manalt, musico
de la Rl. Capilla de S.M.C. (1757)
Performers: Emilio Moreno (violin); José Manuel Hernández (cello);
Eduard Martínez (harpsichord)
Further info: El Violín Español del Siglo XVIII
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Spanish composer. He began his career at the Palau barcelonés before
moving to Madrid in 1755. Two years later, he was welcomed as a
violinist into the Royal Chapel. His probable cousin, Gabriel Terrí
Manalt, also a violinist, had been serving in the Palace since 1724. In
1757, he published his 'Obra harmónica en seis sonatas de cámara de
violín y bajo solo', dedicated to the Duke of Osuna. This dedication
sheds light on the connection between the musicians from the Palau
barcelonés and Madrid. These sonatas were not simple pieces; they
displayed imagination, fluidity, and a refined galant style with
harmonious proportions. Furthermore, their slow movements hinted at an
expressiveness aligned with Empfindsamkeit, a new sentimentalist
movement popular in Europe at the time, which some of his Madrid
colleagues also embraced. During the 1750s, he also collaborated with
José Herrando in musical festivities at the court. Francisco Manalt life
ended tragically. On January 14, 1759, the very day he was to be
married, he suffered a sudden 'attack of epilepsy' hours before the
ceremony, leading to his death two days later. Following the accident,
the bride's uncle immediately summoned a notary and a priest. Manalt was
married and made his will in 'articulo mortis' (at the point of death)
in the presence of his cousin Terrí and other witnesses who confirmed he
could still understand and speak, though not sign. This ensured that
his sister in Barcelona and his fiancée in Madrid could inherit from
him, and his fiancée was also able to claim a modest widow's pension
from the Royal Chapel.
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