Pere Alberch Vila
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Pere Alberch Vila (1517–1582) was a Catalonian baroque
composer and organist.
He was born Pere Alberc i Ferrament at Vic
in 1517; the nickname i Vila comes from a more notable branch of his family.. Alberch trained in the Cathedral of Vic and later, between 1534 and 1536, in Valencia with his uncle Pere Vila. He there would have met other musicians working in the court of the Duke of Calabria
, such as Mateo Flecha
and Bartomeu Càrceres
. From 1536 till his death Alberch was organist at the Cathedral of Barcelona, and famed throughout Europe. He died in Barcelona
.
2 surviving ensaladas
:
Madrigals
- the first use of the term by a Spanish composer. Published in Barcelona in 1561 and based on the texts of Pere Serafí and Ausiàs March
among others.
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
composer and organist.
He was born Pere Alberc i Ferrament at Vic
Vic
Vic is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia.-History:...
in 1517; the nickname i Vila comes from a more notable branch of his family.. Alberch trained in the Cathedral of Vic and later, between 1534 and 1536, in Valencia with his uncle Pere Vila. He there would have met other musicians working in the court of the Duke of Calabria
Duke of Calabria
Duke of Calabria was the traditional title of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Naples after the accession of Robert of Naples. It was also adopted by the heads of certain Houses that had once claimed the Kingdom of Naples in lieu of the royal title....
, such as Mateo Flecha
Mateo Flecha
Mateo Flecha was a composer born in Catalonia, in the region of Prades. He is sometimes known as "El Viejo" to distinguish him from his nephew, Mateo Flecha "El Joven" , also a composer of madrigals...
and Bartomeu Càrceres
Bartomeu Càrceres
Bartomeu Càrceres was a Catalan composer, notably of ensaladas.The sole verifiable biographical fact known about him is the record in 1546 of a payment of 72 ducats to him as "carrier of the books" to the capella of the Duke of Calabria, Ferran d'Aragó...
. From 1536 till his death Alberch was organist at the Cathedral of Barcelona, and famed throughout Europe. He died in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
Works
Book of tientos for organ.2 surviving ensaladas
Ensalada (music)
The ensalada is a genre of polyphonic secular music mixing languages and dialects and nonsensical quodlibets.The term is known mainly through a publication, Las Ensaladas de Flecha Prague by Mateo Flecha the younger, that contains six long four-part vocal compositions by his uncle Mateo Flecha...
:
- El bon jorn (timing 11'50)
- La Lucha (timing 8'29)
Madrigals
Madrigal (music)
A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six....
- the first use of the term by a Spanish composer. Published in Barcelona in 1561 and based on the texts of Pere Serafí and Ausiàs March
Ausiàs March
Ausiàs March was a Valencian poet who was born in Gandia towards the end of the 14th century. He was the son of Pere March, nephew of Jaume March II, and cousin of Arnau March....
among others.
Discography
- El bon jorn. La Lucha. On Las Ensaladas, Praga 1581, La Colombina dir. Josep Cabré K617 2009.
- Reyna soberana. Con voz llorosa. O Virgen sancta. On La Justa, La Colombina dir. Josep Cabré Accent 1994.