Bartolomé de Escobedo

Bartolomé de Escobedo (c. 1500 – August 11, 1563) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. He was born in Zamora, studied at Salamanca where he was a singer, and in 1536 joined the papal choir in Rome, where he remained off-and-on until 1554. When he left the papal choir he returned to Spain, taking a position at the cathedral in Segovia.

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1500 - August 11 - 1563 - Spanish - Renaissance - Zamora - Salamanca - 1536 - Rome - 1554

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He had his share of difficulties while in Rome, mostly due to his short temper. Records from the Vatican show that he was fined for calling a fellow singer an "ass"; on another occasion he called a singer a "fat pig." He appears to have been ill from gout for much of the 18 years he was in Rome.

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Of his music, two masses and a small number motets survive.

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Masses - Motet

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Escobedo is best known as the teacher of Tomás Luis de Victoria.

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