Emerico Lobo de Mesquita
Encyclopedia
José Joaquim Emerico Lobo de Mesquita (12 October 1746 – April 1805) was a Brazil
ian composer
, music teacher, conductor
and organist
.
), in Minas Gerais
State, Brazil
. His parents José Lobo the Mesquita and Joaquina Emerenciana gave him a liberal education. He received his first music lessons (organ
and music theory
) from Father Manuel da Costa Dantas, who was organist and choirmaster at the church Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Serro. Soon after 1776 he went to Arraial do Tijuco (now Diamantina) to become organist
and conductor at the cathedral Santo Antônio of Diamantina. On 17 January 1789 he entered the religious order Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Carmo. He founded a music school in this city and was appointed teacher of the art of music. In 1798 he worked in Vila Rica (now Ouro Preto
) for the city mayor, and was also organist and choirmaster at the church Nossa Senhora do Pilar. He had a quarrel with the mayor and left for Rio de Janeiro
, where he became organist of the Ordem Terceira do Carmo until his death, in April 1805.
Lobo de Mesquita was an important representative of the so-called Escola de Compositores da Capitania das Minas do Ouro (Composers' School of the Gold Mines Region). He was known for his virtuoso organ playing and art of improvisation.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, music teacher, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
.
Life
Emerico was born at Vila do Príncipe (now SerroSerro
Serro is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conceição do Mato Dentro....
), in Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
State, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. His parents José Lobo the Mesquita and Joaquina Emerenciana gave him a liberal education. He received his first music lessons (organ
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
and music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
) from Father Manuel da Costa Dantas, who was organist and choirmaster at the church Nossa Senhora da Conceição in Serro. Soon after 1776 he went to Arraial do Tijuco (now Diamantina) to become organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
and conductor at the cathedral Santo Antônio of Diamantina. On 17 January 1789 he entered the religious order Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Carmo. He founded a music school in this city and was appointed teacher of the art of music. In 1798 he worked in Vila Rica (now Ouro Preto
Ouro Preto
-History:Founded at the end of the 17th century, Ouro Preto was originally called Vila Rica, or "rich village," the focal point of the gold rush and Brazil's golden age in the 18th century under Portuguese rule....
) for the city mayor, and was also organist and choirmaster at the church Nossa Senhora do Pilar. He had a quarrel with the mayor and left for Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, where he became organist of the Ordem Terceira do Carmo until his death, in April 1805.
Lobo de Mesquita was an important representative of the so-called Escola de Compositores da Capitania das Minas do Ouro (Composers' School of the Gold Mines Region). He was known for his virtuoso organ playing and art of improvisation.
Compositions
Sacred music
- 1778 Missa para Quarta-Feira de Cinzas, for soloists, mixed choir, cello and organ
- 1779 Regina caeli laetare
- 1780 Missa em fá nº 2, for 4 voices and strings
- 1782 Missa em mi bemol nº 1, for soloists, mixed choir and strings
- Kyrie eleison
- Christe eleison
- Et in terra pax
- Laudamus te
- Gratias
- Domine Deus
- Qui tollis
- Suscipe
- Qui sedes
- Quoniam
- Cum Sancto Spiritu
- 1782 Dominica in Palmis
- 1782 Ofício e Missa para Domingo de Ramos
- 1783 Tercio, for 4 voices and strings
- 1783 Tractus para o Sábado Santo
- Cantemus Domino
- Vinea facta est
- Attende cælum
- Sicut cervus
- 1783 Vésperas de Sábado Santo
- 1787 Antiphona de Nossa Senhora
- 1787 Salve Regina
- Antífonas para Quarta e Quinta-feira Santas
- Antífonas para Quarta, Quinta e Sexta-feira Santas
- Ária ao Pregador - Ave Regina
- Ave Regina coelorum
- Beata Mater
- Credo em dó, for 4 voices and strings
- Credo em fá
- Christus factus est e Ofertório
- Diffusa est gratia, concert for soloists, mixed choir and strings
- Domingo da Ressurreição
- Heu Domine, para a procissão do Enterro do Senhor
- Heus, para a Procissão do Enterro do Senhor
- In honorem Beatae Mariae (Ladainha)
- In pacem in idipsum
- Ladainha alternada
- Ladainha de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
- Ladainha do Senhor Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
- Laudate Dominum, para o Sábado de Aleluia
- Matinas de Natal
- Magnificat
- Magnificat alternado
- Memento a quatro, em sol menor
- Missa concertada e Credo
- Missa de Sábado Santo e Magnificat
- Missa de Santa Cecília
- Missa de Réquiem
- Novena das Mercês
- Novena de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
- Novena de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
- Novena de São Francisco de Assis
- Novena de São José
- Ofício das violetas
- Officium defunctorum
- Ofício e Missa de Defuntos
- Ofício de Semana Santa, for 4 voices and strings
- Ofício de defuntos ("Ofício das violetas"), for 4 voices and strings
- Ofício de defuntos nº 2, for soloists, mixed choir, cello and organ
- Paixão, Bradados e Adoração da Cruz, para Sexta-feira Santa
- Procissão de Ramos - Cum appropinquaret
- Responsório de Santo Antônio - Si quaeris miracula
- Salmo nº 112 - Laudate Pueri
- Setenário de Nossa Senhora das Dores
- Sequência Stabat Mater
- Te Deum, for 4 voices and strings
- Te Deum, em lá menor
- Te Deum em ré