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Gaspar Fernandes
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Gaspar Fernandes (sometimes written Gaspar Fernández, the Spanish version of his name) (1566–1629) was a Portuguese composer and organist active in the cathedrals of Santiago de Guatemala (present-day Antigua Guatemala) and Puebla de los Ángeles, New Spain (present-day Mexico). Most scholars agree that the Gaspar Fernandes listed as a singer in the cathedral of Évora, Portugal, is the same person as the Gaspar Fernández who was hired on 16 July, 1599 as organist and organ tuner of the cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala. In 1606, Fernandes was approached by the dignitaries of the cathedral of Puebla, inviting him to become the successor of his recently deceased friend Pedro Bermúdez as chapel master. He left Santiago de Guatemala on 12 July, 1606, and began his tenure in Puebla on 15 September. He remained there until his death in 1629. One of his most important achievements for posterity was the compilation and binding in 1602 of various choir books containing Roman Catholic liturgical polyphony, several of which are extant in Guatemala. These manuscripts contain music by Spanish composers Francisco Guerrero, Cristóbal de Morales, and Pedro Bermúdez; the latter was with Fernandes at the time in the cathedral of Guatemala. To complete these books, Fernandes composed a cycle of 8 Benedicamus Domino, the versicle that follows the Magnificat at vespers and certain Masses, one in each of the 8 ecclesiastical tones or modes. He also added his own setting of the Magnificat in the
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Los Ministriles in the New World
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Hanacpachap: Latin-American Music at the Time of the Conquistadores
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South American Christmas
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Baroque Music Of The Conquistadors
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El Nuevo Mundo
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Hy Hy Hy Hy Hy Hy The new jungle book of the Baroque
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La Música de La Catedral de Oaxaca, México, Vol. I
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Gaspar Fernandes: Cancionero musical de la Cathedrale d'Oaxaca
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Tambalagumbá - Early World Music in Latin America
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Fernandes: Chanzonetas
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Salsa Baroque
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Ludi Musici, the Spirit of the Dance