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Antonio de Literes
12+ albums
Classicalbaroquespanishcomposer18th century
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Antonio de Literes (June 18, 1673 in Majorca - January 18, 1747 in Madrid, also known as Antonio Lliteres Carrio or Antonio Literes Carrión) was a Spanish composer of zarzuelas, a type of performance that mixes spoken word, song and dance. Unlike Romantic opera, which is dominated by strings, there are guitars, lutes and harpsichords in the orchestra. Literes played the bass viol for the royal choir in Madrid and was accounted the greatest composer at the Spanish court at the time. He moved to Capilla Real in 1693 after the banishment of his predecessor Sebatian Duron. His most famous work is Acis y Galatea (1708). The piece enjoyed frequent performance until 1774. After 200 years of neglect it was recorded in 2003, to an enthusiastic response. The zarzuela Jupitar y Semele survives in manuscript form in Evora and its libretto was written by Jose de Canizares (who also wrote Acis y Galatea). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Acis y galatea: Confiado jilguerillo
2772Azis Y Galatea: Seguidillas
1053Azis y Galatea: Rezitado/Area: "Confiado gilguerillo"
884Azis y Galatea - Seguidillas
875Ah del rustico pastor
676Azis y Galatea - Confiado gilguerillo
677Los Elementos - Ay amor
648Azis y Galatea: Rezitado/Area: "Azis dichose"
629Azis y Galatea - Monstruo, en quien ha sobrado
6210Azis Y Galatea: Coplas
62albums
De Literes: Acis Y Galatea
Barroco Espanol - Vol. II
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi - 50 years
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40 Years DHM - Barroco Español Vol. 2
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Al Ayre Espanol Edition
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Literes: Lo Elementos Opéra Harmonique Dans Le Style Espagnol
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Barroco Espanol Vol.1
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Los Elementos
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DHM Splendeurs: Al Ayre Español: Barroco Español Vol 2
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Barroco Español Vol. IV / Los Elementos - Secular Cantatas
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Baroque : les folies cachées
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50 Jahre Deutsche Harmonia Mundi