Antonio Rosales (composer)
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| Born | c. 1740 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 1801 (aged 60–61) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Employer | Royal Monastery of La Encarnación |
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Antonio Rosales (c. 1740, Madrid – 1801, Madrid) was a Spanish composer, known for his contributions to opera and other forms of Spanish theatre.[1]
Biography
[edit]Rosales composed the music to an important early zarzuela burlesca, the one-act El tío y la tía (lit. 'The uncle and the aunt'; 1767, staged at Teatro de la Cruz), which used a libretto by Ramón de la Cruz.[2] His second zarzuela, El licenciado Farfulla (lit. 'The lawyer mumbles'; 1776, premiered at Teatro del Príncipe), also used a libretto by Cruz and was an immensely popular opera in Spain that was widely performed in that nation until 1813.[1] Cruz also penned the libretti to many, but not all, of the approximately 150 tonadillas composed by Rosales.[3] 149 of his tonadillas are held in the Biblioteca Municipal in Madrid.[1]
Around 1787, Rosales succeeded Antonio Rodríguez de Hita as maestro de capilla at the Royal Monastery of La Encarnación.[1]
He died in Madrid in 1801.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Stevenson, Robert (2001). "Rosales, Antonio". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.23821.(subscription required)
- ↑ Randel, Don Michael (ed.). "Zarzuela". The Harvard Dictionary of Music, Fourth Edition. Harvard University Press. p. 975. ISBN 978-0674011632.
- 1 2 Cockburn, Jacqueline; Stokes, Richard (2006). "Antonio Rosales (c. 1740 – 1801)". The Spanish Song Companion. Scarecrow Press. p. 62. ISBN 9781461673699.
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