Juan Cornago
Encyclopedia
Juan Cornago (c. 1400 - after 1475) was a Spanish composer in the transition from Ars nova
to the Renaissance
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, La Rioja, Spain, who solicited Pope Martin V for prebends in various parishses between 1420 y 1429. It is certain that he is the Cornago, a Franciscan
, who graduated from the University of Paris
in 1449. Then from 1453 he was in Naples
serving in the capilla real of Alfonso el Magnánimo
. After the death of Alfonso he continued to serve in the capilla under his son Fernando I of Naples
. Cornago was the leading songwriter at the Aragonese court in Naples. Later in 1475 he transferred to the capilla of Fernando the Catholic
who had returned to Spain.
Ars nova
Ars nova refers to a musical style which flourished in France and the Burgundian Low Countries in the Late Middle Ages: more particularly, in the period between the preparation of the Roman de Fauvel and the death of the composer Guillaume de Machaut in 1377...
to the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
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Life
Almost nothing is known of Cornago's origins. He may be the Juan Carnago of CalahorraCalahorra
Calahorra, , La Rioja, Spain is a municipality in the comarca of Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro. During ancient Roman times, Calahorra was a municipium known as Calagurris.-Location:...
, La Rioja, Spain, who solicited Pope Martin V for prebends in various parishses between 1420 y 1429. It is certain that he is the Cornago, a Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
, who graduated from the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
in 1449. Then from 1453 he was in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
serving in the capilla real of Alfonso el Magnánimo
Alfonso V of Aragon
Alfonso the Magnanimous KG was the King of Aragon , Valencia , Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica , and Sicily and Count of Barcelona from 1416 and King of Naples from 1442 until his death...
. After the death of Alfonso he continued to serve in the capilla under his son Fernando I of Naples
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I reigned variously over Naples, Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony. On 10 August 1759, Charles succeeded his elder brother, Ferdinand VI, as King Charles III of Spain...
. Cornago was the leading songwriter at the Aragonese court in Naples. Later in 1475 he transferred to the capilla of Fernando the Catholic
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
who had returned to Spain.
Recordings
For fuller information see the extensive discography on Spanish Wikipedia.- Misa de la mapa mundi, His Majestie's Clerkes dir Paul HillierPaul HillierPaul Douglas Hillier is a conductor, music director and baritone. He specializes in early music and contemporary art music, especially that by composers Steve Reich and Arvo Pärt. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford and the Guildhall School of Music, beginning his professional career while a...
, Harmonia Mundi - Columbus Paraisos Perdidos Jordi SavallJordi SavallJordi Savall i Bernadet is a Catalan viol player, conductor and composer. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for bringing the viol back to life on the stage...
. 2SACD AliaVox - Isabel I - Reina de Castilla 1451-1504. Jordi SavallJordi SavallJordi Savall i Bernadet is a Catalan viol player, conductor and composer. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for bringing the viol back to life on the stage...
. AliaVox - Alfons V. el Magnanim - El Cancionero de Montecassino. Jordi SavallJordi SavallJordi Savall i Bernadet is a Catalan viol player, conductor and composer. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for bringing the viol back to life on the stage...
. 2CD AliaVox - O Tempo Bono. Music at the Aragonese Court of Naples. Florilegio Ensemble. Marcello Serafini. Symphonia 00180.
- Ars Moriendi. Huelgas EnsembleHuelgas EnsembleThe Huelgas Ensemble is a Belgian early music group formed by the Flemish conductor Paul Van Nevel in 1971. The group's performance and extensive discography focuses on renaissance polyphony...
, dir. Paul Van NevelPaul Van NevelPaul Van Nevel is a Belgian conductor, musicologist and art historian. In 1971 he founded the Huelgas Ensemble, a choir dedicated to polyphony from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Van Nevel is known for hunting out little known polyphonic medieval works to perform.He grew up in a musical...
. Alpha LP. - Moro perchè non day fede. on Fantasiant, música i poesia per a Ausiàs March Capella de MinistrersCapella de MinistrersCapella de Ministrers is an early music group formed in 1987 in Valencia, Spain by its director, the Valencian musicologist Carles Magraner ....
, dir. Carles MagranerCarles MagranerCarles Magraner is a Spanish musician.-Life:Carles Magraner was born in Almussafes and studied music at Carcaixent, the Conservatorio Superior de Valencia , Toulouse and Amsterdam...
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