Andrés Flores (composer)
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Andrés Flores was one of four important criollo
composers in baroque Bolivia
trained by Juan de Araujo
, during his tenure as choirmaster of the Cathedral of La Plata
1680-1712. The other three notable criollo composers were Sebastián de los Ríos, Roque Jacinto de Chavarría, and Blas Tardío de Guzmán.
Criollo people
The Criollo class ranked below that of the Iberian Peninsulares, the high-born permanent residence colonists born in Spain. But Criollos were higher status/rank than all other castes—people of mixed descent, Amerindians, and enslaved Africans...
composers in baroque Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
trained by Juan de Araujo
Juan de Araujo
Juan de Araujo was a musician and composer of the Early to Mid Baroque.Araujo was born in Villafranca, Spain. By 1670 he was nominated maestro di capella of Lima Cathedral. In the following years he travelled to Panama and most probably to Guatemala...
, during his tenure as choirmaster of the Cathedral of La Plata
Cathedral of La Plata
The Cathedral of La Plata, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, is the largest Roman Catholic sanctuary in the city of La Plata in Argentina, and one of the largest in Latin America...
1680-1712. The other three notable criollo composers were Sebastián de los Ríos, Roque Jacinto de Chavarría, and Blas Tardío de Guzmán.
Works
- juguete Peregrina Agraciada Dios
- A este edificio célebre
- motet Tota pulchra es, Maria and villancicoVillancicoThe villancico was a common poetic and musical form of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America popular from the late 15th to 18th centuries. With the decline in popularity of the villancicos in the 20th century, the term became reduced to mean merely "Christmas carol"...
Ay del alma mía! - Villancico