Pedro Ruimonte
Pedro Ruimonte (or Rimonte, Ruymonte) (1565 – November 30, 1627) was a Spanish composer and musician who spent much of his career in the Low Countries.
Early years
He was born in
Stay in Flanders
It is believed that Ruimonte arrived in Brussels in 1599 as a young man in the choir of the retinue of
On August 17, 1601, he wrote to his sister, stating that he was maestro de música en la capilla de Sus Altezas Serenísimas (master of music in the chapel of His Majesty). In 1604 he announced himself on the title page of Missae sex as Maestro de la Capilla y de la Cámara de Sus Excelencias (
As head of the musicians of the ducal court, aside from overseeing the boy singers, he had under his charge organists and composers of great stature, including the English Peter Philips and John Bull (then organist at the cathedral of Antwerp), and the Flemish Peeter Cornet and Philippe van der Meulen.
Works
During his time in Flanders, he published works through the publisher Petrus Phalesius the Elder.
The first was Missae Sex IV. V. et VI. Vocum, published in 1604, and consisted of six masses which display the full range of musical forms and styles of the era. Among the works are parody masses of works of Palestrina and Guerrero.
In 1607 he published Cantiones sex vocum. The collection contains four 4-voice
. Except for the lamentations, which are preserved in the Colegiata de Albarracín, the rest has been lost.His most important work is the Parnaso español de Madrigales y Villancicos a cuatro, cinco y seis, published in 1614. It consists of nine
Return to Zaragoza
He returned to Zaragoza in 1614 and worked as a teacher. Among his students were
Further reading
- Palacios, José Ignacio (2000), Los compositores aragoneses. Zaragoza: Caja de Ahorros de la Inmaculada de Aragón. ISBN 84-95306-41-7.
- Calahorra, Pedro (1988), El maestro Pedro Ruimonte: una pica musical en Flandes (en Aragón en el Mundo). Zaragoza: Caja de Ahorros de la Inmaculada de Aragón. ISBN 84-505-7333-5.
External links
- Free scores by Pedro Ruimonte in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)