Pedro de Escobar
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| Pedro de Escobar (Oporto, c. 1465 - ? Évora, after 1535) Portuguese composer active in Spain . He was a singer in the chapel choir at the court of Isabella I (1489-99), maestro de capilla of Seville Cathedral (1507-14), and possibly mestre da capela to Cardinal Dom Alfonso (1521). His works, which include two masses and seven motets, show uncommon contrapuntal skill and sensitivity to text. |
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