Short bio Joan Cererols
Birthday:
1618
Died:
1680
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Baroque
Full biography Joan Cererols
Joan Cererols (1618-1680) was a Catalan composer, musician, and Benedictine monk. He is considered one of the outstanding musicians of the Montserrat school, which he helped to renew with his work. Cererols composed a significant amount of religious music, including Masses, responsories, cantatas, villancicos, and hymns. He wrote music for the liturgical year and also composed music for secular occasions.
Cererols's religious music is particularly admired for its use of polyphony and its expressive quality. Several of his works were published during his lifetime, including two volumes of liturgical music. Some of his most notable works include the mass "Missa de Batalla a 12," the hymn "Serafin , que con dulce harmonia," and the villancico "Si el Amor se quedara conmigo."
Cererols's work has had a lasting impact on music in Catalonia and beyond. He is recognized as one of the most important figures in the history of Catalan music and as an important representative of Baroque music in Spain. Today, his music continues to be performed and admired by musicians and music lovers around the world.
Compositions featuring Joan Cererols
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alma redemptoris mater, for 8 voices & continuo | 3:00 min | Choral | - |
| 2 | Ave regina cælorum, for 8 voices & continuo | 5:16 min | Choral | - |
| 3 | Fuera, que va de invención | 5:31 min | Choral | - |
| 4 | Ha de los hombres | 6:42 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 5 | Marizápalos a Io divino ("Serafin que con dulce harmonía") | 7:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 6 | Missa angelorum, for 5 voices & continuo | Choral | - | |
| 7 | Missa de Batalla, for 12 voices & continuo | 22:38 min | Choral | - |
| 8 | Missa de Gloria for chorus & orchestra | 19:58 min | Choral | - |
| 9 | Missa martyrum, for 5 voices & continuo | Choral | - | |
| 10 | Missa Pro Defunctis for 4 voices & continuo | 46:31 min | Choral | - |
| 11 | Regina Caeli Laetare for 8 voices & continuo | 1:35 min | Choral | - |
| 12 | Sacred Romances | 8:43 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 13 | Salve regina, for 8 voices & continuo | 4:51 min | Choral | - |
| 14 | Señor Mio Jesucristo | 8:34 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 15 | Son tus bellos ojos soles | 4:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Joan Cererols
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Mateu Fletxa, Bartomeu Càrceres, Joan Cererols - La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XX, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall – El Cançoner Del Duc De Calàbria / Villancicos & Ensaladas / Missa Pro Defunctis · Missa De Batalla(4×SACD, Hybrid, Multic | 2013 | Alia Vox |
| 2 |  |
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 |
| 3 |  |
Joan Cererols, Currende, Guillemette Laurens, Erik Van Nevel – Missa Pro Defunctis - Vespers(CD, ) | 1995 | Accent |
| 4 |  |
Joan Cererols – La Capella Reial, Jordi Savall – Missa Pro Defunctis · Missa De Batalla | 1988 | Astrée Auvidis |
| 5 |  |
Joan Cererols / Escolania i Capella de Monteserrat, Ars Musicae Barcelona , Romà Escalas, Ireneu Segarra OSB – 9 Villancets(LP, Album) | 1984 | Schwann Musica Sacra |
| 6 |  |
Joan Cererols, Escolania I Capella De Montserrat, Ars Musicae (Roma, Escales), Ireneu Segarra – (1618-1680) Vespres de La Mare de Deu(LP, Album) | 1984 | Schwann Musica Sacra |
| 7 |  |
Joan Cererols, Escolania I Capella De Montserrat, Ireneu Segarra, Piotr Moss, Pászti Miklós, Bernhard Lewkovitch, Christophe Looten, Erhard Karkoschka – Concurs Internacional De Composició Musical 'Joan Cererols'-Montserrat 1981(LP, Album) | 1983 | Montserrat (2) |
| 8 |  |
Joan Cererols, Capella I Escolania De Montserrat, Ars Musicae Barcelona, Ireneu Segarra – Vesperae Beatae Mariae Virgins | 1980 | Koch Schwann |
| 9 |  |
Joan Cererols, Escolania & Capella De Música Montserrat, Ars Musicae De Barcelona (Roma Escales), Ireneu Segarra OSB – Missa De Batalia - Missa De Gloria | 1979 | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
| 10 |  |
Joan Cererols / Escolania i Capella de Monteserrat, Ars Musicae Barcelona, Ireneu Segarra OSB – Geistliche Romanzen(LP, Album) | 1979 | Schwann Musica Sacra |
| 11 |  |
Joan Cererols - Escolania & Capella De Música Montserrat • Ireneu Segarra OSB – Missa Pro Defunctis • Vivo Yo • Pues Pára En La Sepultura | 1979 | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
| 12 |  |
Escolania & Capella De Música Montserrat, Ars Musicae De Barcelone Perform Cristóbal de Morales And Joan Cererols – Missa Quaeramus Cum Pastoribus, Missa De Batalla, Miss De Gloria(2×LP, Compilation) | 1979 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 13 |  |
Joan Cererols, Capella De Música De Montserrat, Ireneu Segarra – Missa De Difunts(LP) | 1966 | Edigsa |
| 14 |  |
Marti / Cererols / Casanovas – Magnificat / Magnificat / Salve Regina (Montserrat) | 1963 | Schwann Musica Sacra |
| 15 |  |
Joan Cererols – Escolanía I Capella De Musica De Montserrat, Dom Ireneu Maria Segarra OSB – Seis Villancicos(LP) | 1963 | Vergara |
| 16 |  |
Joan Cererols, Josep Antoni Marti, Die Sängerknaben Von Montserrat – Sechs Spanische Motetten/ Weihnachtsmusik(2×LP, Stereo) | 1963 | Schwann Musica Sacra |
| 17 |  |
Joan Cererols – Sängerknaben Der Mönche Der Benediktinerabtei Montserrat Und Chor Der Mönche Der Benediktinerabtei Montserrat, Dom Ireneu Maria Segarra OSB – Seis Villancicos(LP) | - | Schwann Musica Sacra |
| 18 |  |
P. de Corbeil - Fleurie - J. da Bologna - G. Dufay - J. Des Prés - J. Gallus - G. Aichinger - J. Crüger - J. Cererols - A. Scarlatti - Ensemble Vocal Philippe Caillard & Ensemble Instrumental, Philippe Caillard – Chœurs, Cordes & Cuivres(LP) | - | Erato |
| 19 |  |
Hansruedi Willisegger, Johann Sebastian Bach, Heinrich Schütz, Clemens non Papa, Josquin Des Prés, Joan Cererols, Jacques Arcadelt, Johann Hermann Schein, Balthasar Resinarius, Claudio Monteverdi, Luzerner Singer – Geistliche Cormusik(LP, Stereo) | - | Armida |
| 20 |  |
Missa Pro Defunctis(LP) | - | Schwann Musica Sacra |
| 21 |  |
Joan Cererols – Die Sängerknaben von Montserrat, Ireneu Segarra OSB – Die Sängerknaben von Montserrat(7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single) | - | Schwann Musica Sacra |
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