Jul 28, 2014 when people think about the 16 th century, there are three names that come to mind. He was trained in church music as he trained for the priesthood with the jesuits. As that epithet suggests, he has been marginalized for his nationality, not taken as seriously by history as his colleagues of italian, french, or low countries heritage. His works are characterized by mystical fervor and nobility of musical concepts. His melodic writing and use of dissonance is more free than that of palestrina. Its interesting to note that the other two are italiansvictoria was a spaniard, although he spent time in italy and may have studied. The better call saul actor took cues from his own childhood to become one of tvs most intimidating villains. He was a singer and organist at s maria di monserrato 1569 at least 1574 and from. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. He dedicated his musical life to the church, working both in his native spain and in. As a youth he learnt his art as a chorister at the cathedral of avila. Publishing the officium defunctorum chapter 3 the requiem of. There he probably studied with giovanni da palestrina, whom he eventually.
Renaissance music, choral, christian liturgical music. Victoria was the greatest spanish polyphonist of all times, and probably one of the best of his time in europe. Its interesting to note that the other two are italiansvictoria was a spaniard, although he spent time in italy and may have studied under palestrina. All content signed by an author are of their property as its efects. As that epithet suggests, he has been marginalized for his nationality, not taken as seriously by history as his. In 1571 he succeeded palestrina there as choirmaster, a post he also subsequently occupied at the jesuit orders german college. Just as she seems to personify the religious ethos of sixteenthcentury spain the good side of it, at least, so victoria came to embody the best of the spanish character in music. And yet the young spanish composer offers nothing truly revolutionary in the work. His early musical education was in avila until his voice broke by 15635 when he was sent to the jesuit collegio germanico in rome to continue his education. Victoria was sent by king philip ii of spain in 1565 to prepare for holy orders at the german college in rome.
Third part content is taken under directives of article 32 of real decreto 11996, of intelectual property. In a mass setting such as this one, based on his own 1572 christmas motet o magnum mysterium as in his 1583 mass o quam gloriosum, the analysts impression is that victoria s understanding of his own model was so subtle that only subliminal echoes. He studied further in rome, continuing in the service of the jesuit collegio germanico before joining the newly formed order of oratorians. Also tommaso ludovico da vittoria the italian version of his name when people think about the 16 th century, there are three names that come to mind. Victoria was not only a composer but also an accomplished organist and singer as well as a. Victoria was not only a composer, but also an accomplished organist and singer. His works were often compared to the works of orlando di lasso and giovanni da palestrina.