Cristobal Galan

Short bio Cristobal Galan

Birthday: 1630

Died: 1684

Full biography Cristobal Galan

Cristobal Galan was a Spanish Baroque composer born in Madrid around 1630. He is known for his compositions of secular and sacred music, including villancicos, zarzuela, tonos humanos, and more. There is little known about his early life, but it is recorded that he was rejected as maestro de capilla in 1651.

Galan was mainly active in Salamanca, where he served as maestro de capilla at the New Cathedral from 1665 until his death in 1684. He was highly regarded as a composer during his lifetime and his works were frequently performed in the churches and courtly circles of Spain. Some of his most famous works include "Villancico de los Reyes Magos," "Hasta cuando, cruel amor," and his Stabat Mater, which is considered one of the finest examples of Spanish Baroque music.

The complete works of Galan were published in 11 volumes in the 20th century. He played an important role in the development of Spanish Baroque music, and his works continue to be appreciated and studied by scholars and music enthusiasts alike.

Compositions featuring Cristobal Galan

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Espejo Que Retrata	5:39 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
2	Humano Ardor	5:56 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
3	Oygan los dulzes ecos, villancico de ecos, al Santísimo	5:26 min	Choral	-
4	Ya los caballos, tono humano for voice & continuo	3:55 min	Vocal Music	-

Albums featuring Cristobal Galan

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Cristóbal Galán (2), Accentus Austria – Fire & Ice(CD, Stereo)	2013	Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
2	Al Ayre Español - Durón I Galán I Iribarren I Navas I Literes I San Juan I Torres I Valls – Al Ayre Español Edition(8×CD, Album, Reissue, Box Set, Compilation)	2012	Sony Music
3	Cristóbal Galán (2) - La Grande Chapelle, Albert Recasens – Canto Del Alma: Obras En Latín Y En Romance(Box Set, , 2×CD, )	2010	Lauda
4	Mateo Flecha, Francisco Guerrero, Joan Cererols, Cristóbal Galán (2), Joan Verdalet And Antonio Soler – The Churchgoer And The Composer (Villancicos And Other Sacred Music From Spain)(CD, Album)	1997	Lammas Records

Videos featuring Cristobal Galan

Cristobal Galan (c.1615-1684) -Fire & Ice- Villancicos y Tonos a Sólo, Dúo y Trio (Accentus Austria)

Cristobal Galan (c.1615-1684)

Fire & Ice- Villancicos y Tonos a Sólo, Dúo y Trio (Accentus Austria)

Cristóbal Galán, nacido alrededor de 1615, probablemente en el Reino de Valencia, y fallecido el 24 de septiembre de 1684 en Madrid, fue un compositor del