Isidro Escorihuela

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Isidro Escorihuela, also as Escorigüela and Scorihuela in the spelling of the time, (Alicante, mid-seventeenth century - ibid., March 8, 1723) was a Spanish composer and master of Baroque chapel. He was a chapel master of the Cathedral of Tarragona, the chapel of the Collegiate Church of Játiva and of the Collegiate Church of San Nicolás de Alicante. Apart from his prestige as a chapel master, he is known for being a very orthodox composer, representative of the change of style that occurred between the late 17th and early 18th centuries. With Escorihuela begins a lineage of musicians: his nephew Josep Escorihuela, with whom his compositions are often confused by having the surname in common; the tenor Josep Vives and later Pascual Vives. Most likely Isidro was his nephew's mentor in musical training. He was a chapel master of the Cathedral of Tarragona, a position he held on October 6, 1672 to replace Benet Buscarons, and he would hold until 1677. In July 1677 he applied to the oppositions to fill the vacancy of cathedral teaching of Valencia at the Royal College of Corpus Christi in Valencia, but the place was granted to Aniceto Baylón. Later, that same year, he was appointed master of chapel of the Collegiate Church of Játiva, where he remained until 1690. During his teaching at the Collegiate Church of Játiva, in December 1686, he again objected to the vacancy of the Royal College of Corpus Christi, facing Josep Andreu, Jacinto Escobar, Francisco Sarrión and Máximo R

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