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Juan Antonio de Aragues
3+ albums
spanish18th century
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Juan Antonio de Aragüés (Salamanca?, Castile and León, 1710 - Salamanca, May 28, 1793) was an organist, harpist and composer. Surely of Aragonese origin, information about his life is scarce. From approximately 1735 (there is documentary evidence of 1738) he played the organ in the Chapel of San Jerónimo at the University of Salamanca. From January 1741 he held the chair of music at the university, after the retirement of Antonio Yanguas in 1740. He was appointed professor of music in 1754, a position he held until July 3, 1771. He mainly composed religious music. About a hundred of his works are preserved in the music archive of the University Chapel, dated between 1735 and 1784. There are nine more works in the cathedral archive, among them, an “Oficio de Difuntos” with violins and horns and the lesson “ Tadeat animam meam”. In addition to masses and motets, there are numerous Christmas carols, the Spanish genre par excellence. The musical style of Aragüés is between the last baroque and the dawn of classicism. Influences of Pergolesi, Andel, Zeleka and Vivaldi are also noticeable. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
