Miguel de Irízar
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Miguel de Irízar y Domenzain (Artajona
1635 - Segovia
1684) was a Spanish baroque composer.
Irízar trained as a choirboy in León
and Toledo
. In August 1657 he became maestro de capilla in Vitoria, then in August 1671 appointed to Segovia Cathedral
where he remained for his remaining thirteen years.
The correspondence of Irízar preserved in the cathedral of Segovia archives contains a total of 362 letters received during the period 1663-1684. There are numerous requests to Irízar to compose music for the chapels of other cathedrals, or to exchange for works by composers such as Cristóbal Galán
and Carlos Patiño
. Some of these compositions were part of the repertoire taken to the New World. The correspondence also includes extensive detail on performance practice. The letters indicate in particular the wide and rapid circulation of villancicos between different cathedrals.
Artajona
Artajona is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.-External links:** *...
1635 - Segovia
Segovia
Segovia is a city in Spain, the capital of Segovia Province in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is situated north of Madrid, 30 minutes by high speed train. The municipality counts some 55,500 inhabitants.-Etymology:...
1684) was a Spanish baroque composer.
Irízar trained as a choirboy in León
León, Spain
León is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
and Toledo
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
. In August 1657 he became maestro de capilla in Vitoria, then in August 1671 appointed to Segovia Cathedral
Segovia Cathedral
Segovia Cathedral is a Roman Catholic religious building in Segovia, Spain. It is located in the main square of the city, the Plaza Mayor, and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary....
where he remained for his remaining thirteen years.
The correspondence of Irízar preserved in the cathedral of Segovia archives contains a total of 362 letters received during the period 1663-1684. There are numerous requests to Irízar to compose music for the chapels of other cathedrals, or to exchange for works by composers such as Cristóbal Galán
Cristóbal Galán
Cristóbal Galán was a Spanish baroque composer.The first record of Galán is that in 1651 he was rejected as maestro de capilla in Sigüenza because he was married. From 1653 singer and organist, then later maestro de capilla in Cagliari, Sardinia. Then from 1656 to 1559 in Morella, Castellon...
and Carlos Patiño
Carlos Patiño
Carlos Patiño was a Spanish baroque composer.Patiño was a choirboy at Seville Cathedral where he studied with Alonso Lobo. He married in 1622 but his wife's death in 1625 led to his entry into the priesthood...
. Some of these compositions were part of the repertoire taken to the New World. The correspondence also includes extensive detail on performance practice. The letters indicate in particular the wide and rapid circulation of villancicos between different cathedrals.
Works
- Masses
- Motets
- Lamentations
- Villancicos
- TonosTono humanoThe tono humano was one of the main genres of 17th Century Spanish and Portuguese music.In the early 17th Century the main vernacular forms for Spanish and Portuguese composers were the villancico, usually a Christmas song, and the solo tono; tono humano if secular, tono divino if sacred. The...
a la Navidad.
Discography
- Miguel de Irízar. Mass for 6 voices. 10 Christmas pieces. Ecos y afectos. Capilla Jeronimo de Carrion, dir. Alicia Lazaro. Verso VRS2024, Spain 2004.