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Manuel de Zumaya
12+ albums
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Manuel de Zumaya (c. 1678 – 1755) was perhaps the most famous Mexican composer of the colonial period of New Spain. His music was the culmination of the Baroque style in the New World; of Spanish, French, Dutch, British, and Portuguese colonial composers, none stand out as much as Zumaya did. He was the first person in the western hemisphere to compose an Italian-texted opera, entitled Partenope (now lost). Life Manuel de Zumaya was born in Mexico and was a mestizo (of mixed Native American and European descent). In 1715, he was appointed chapelmaster of Mexico City's cathedral, and was one of the first Americans to become one. He served there until 1738 when he moved to Oaxaca, where he followed his close friend Bishop Tomas Montaño against the vigorous and continuous protests of the Mexico City Cathedral Chapel Council for him to stay. Manuel de Zumaya died on December 21st, 1755, in Oaxaca, where he had resided since 1738. Style His works are a multiplicity of his talents and styles. He was a master of the older Renaissance style and of the newer Baroque style. He was a superbly original composer, his works rivalling those of Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and George Frideric Handel. The Hieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes is a Gregorian-style antiquated notational piece. Zumaya authored the charmingly jolly 'Sol-fa de Pedro' (Peter's Solfeggio) in 1715 during the examinations to select the Chapel Master at Mexico City's cathedral. Zumaya's other famous piece,
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Zumaya : Celebren, publiquen
2872Sol-fa de Pedro
743Sumaya : Celebren, publiquen
744Angélicas milicias
735Misa en Sol Glória
716Sumaya : Matins for the Virgin of Guadalupe : Interludio - Albricias mortales
717Misa en Sol Kýrie
688Celebren, publiquen
559Secuencia De Resurrección A 7
4510¡Albricias, mortales!
33albums
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Reflections
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La Música de La Catedral de Oaxaca, México, Vol. II
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La Música de La Catedral de Oaxaca, México, Vol. 2
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Música Barroca Mexicana
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Vocal Music (18Th Century Mexican) - Zumaya, M. De / Jerusalem Y Stella, I. (Hark the World)
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Sol y Sombra
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Angélicas milicias
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Music of Latin America
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Música Barroca Mexicana Vol. II: Esplendor de la Catedral de México
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Suavidad al Aire: Cantatas y Arias del México Virreinal
Mexican Baroque
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Jerúsalem : Matins for the Virgin of Guadalupe 1764 (DAW 50)