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Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia was appointed as the organist of Huesca Cathedral in 1585 In 1603 he became the master organist and priest for the Cathedral of La Seo His reputation and skills qualified him as the most singular religious composer in Spain during the early seventeenth century
A German composer who played the oboe but whose principal instrument was the violin He is known to have befriended the court Kappellmeister, Molter, in Karlsruhe Bodinus served at the Baden court on a number of occasions acceding to the post of Konzertmeister
Vivanco served as master of the chapel at Segovia Cathedral beginning in 1576 for several years He wanted to serve in Avila which he was able to do from 1588 until 1602 when he went to Salamanca Cathedral
Sebastian was an organist and composer who secured positions at Seville Cathedral, Burgo de Osma, and the royal chapel in Madrid; he then moved to Bayonne, France during the war of Spanish succession
This composer served at a monastery in Garsten and perhaps at a monastery in Weilhenstephan having been admitted to the Benedictine order Ertl’s calling also took him to Styria and eventually back to Garsten
When he was a boy Hasenknopf served as a member of the choir at Salzburg Cathedral He became a singer, converted to Lutheranism and was finally employed at the chapel in Innsbruck in 1590; this position was not permanent, unfortunately
A singing teacher to the Empress Eugenie, Iradier was a collaborator in numerous zarzuelas and theatrical works for Madrid He lived for a time in Paris but also travelled to Cuba where he was attracted to Creole music
While a master of song for the Princess Dona Juana, Lopez also served as the chaplain His musical compositions are known to be vocal pieces dominated by masses and smaller pieces
Brossard did not have much formal training but was, nevertheless, a composer, theorist and lute player He was a priest at Notre Dame and composed a number of sacred works, notably motets, oratorios, masses, and cantatas
Seiji Ozawa was born on September 1, 1935 in Hoten, Manchuria (Fenytien, China) of Japanese parents at a time when Manchuria was an occupied province of the Empire of Japan As the borders of the Empire were beaten back from their largest expanse in the early days of World War II, Ozawa’s parents were compelled to move the family back to the main Japanese islands in 1944