Gabriel archangelus francisco guerrero biography

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Guerrero, Francisco (i) (b Seville, ?4 Oct 1528; d Seville, 8 Nov 1599). Spanish composer.He wassecond only to Victoria as a major Spanish composer of church music in the second half of the 16th century. 1. Life. 2. Works. WORKS BIBLIOGRAPHY ROBERT STEVENSON/R Guerrero, Francisco 1. Life. Guerrero studied music with his elder brother Pedro in Seville and, about 1545, withMorales, perhaps in Toledo.He taughthimself the vihuela, harp, cornett and organ.On 3 April 1542 he was engaged as a contralto bySeville Cathedral at an annual salary of 12,000 maravedís.He remained there until 1546,when, at the age of only17, he wasinvited, on the recommendation of Morales,to become maestro de capilla of Jaén Cathedral. He wasawardedhalf the revenues of a prebend there on 12 April of that year,and after some delay he arrived to take up his duties in July.He wasentrusted withthe boarding, lodging and instruction of the six choirboys, but he neglected this duty and wassentenced on 30 August 1548 to be dismissed; he was,however, absolved and wasreinstated on 3 November. On 27 June 1549 he was granted ten days’leaveto visit Baeza, the home townof Ramis de Pareia, and wasagain excused on 26 Augustso that he could visit Seville; he accepted a prebend as a singer from the cat