Biography: Pedro de Escobar, Peire Vidal, Peirol, Pelham Humfrey, P. Carrera Y Lanchares, Per Brant, Percy Faith, Percy Grainger, Perla Batalla, Perotin,

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Pedro de Escobar Biography, Photos, Pictures

A composer and choir director who worked in the court of Queen Isabella as well as in the court of King Manuel I His compositions included motets and masses and his responsibilities included a stay in Seville directing the boys choirs which entailed feeding and clothing them and housing them

Poems by this troubadour demonstrate a sharp mindedness and imaginative personality He reportedly served a number of different patrons and accompanied Richard the Lion-heart, in part, during the third crusade

Little is known about Peirol’s early life except that he was born at Peirol castle and was in service to the Dauphin of Auvergne at Clermont until 1202 It is not clear if he traveled on the third crusade but he did make an allusion to returning from Jerusalem on the fifth crusade

Pelham Humfrey Biography, Photos, Pictures

Humfrey was a short-lived English composer who began his musical career as a chorister in the Chapel Royal until 1664 Then he travelled to France and Italy and made probable contact with Lully and Carissimi respectively

P. Carrera Y Lanchares Biography, Photos, Pictures

Spanish composer, theorist, organist and liturgist whose legacy consists primarily of music and theory in the context of the church service Carrera wrote “Rudimentos de musica” for novice music students in the seminary but his “Salmodia organica” (and its second edition “Adiciones a la salmodia organica”) are the best representations of his music

Not much is known concerning this Swedish composers abilities or production Much of the work attributed to him may in fact be that of his teacher’s, J H Roman Only one song can be definitively granted to the hand of Brant

Percy Faith was one of the most popular easy listening recording artists of the ’50s and ’60s Not only did he have a number of hit albums and singles under his own name, but Faith was responsible for arranging hits by Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Johnny Mathis, and Burl Ives, among others, as the musical director for Columbia Records in the ’50s

Percy Grainger Biography, Photos, Pictures

An Australian/American composer in various forms whose style was influenced by folk music ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide

Perla Batalla Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vocalist, composer, and arranger Perla Batalla was born in Los Angeles, CA Her father was a musician and owned a popular record store There were very few forms of music that Batalla didn’t get a chance to experience early in her childhood in that busy family store

French composer of sacred music, the most highly acclaimed musical figure of the High Gothic period Perotin worked in Paris, and was the most celebrated exponent of the School of Notre Dame, in which monophonic chant was elaborated into polyphony with a sublime perfection