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Cristóbal de Morales
Person · male · Spain · Seville · born 1500 · died 1553 · recording since 1992
Spanish composer
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Also known as クリストバル・デ・モラーレス
Timeline
18 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1500s
1550s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Officium Defunctorum, Misa pro Defunctis
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
· Album
Album: Morales en Toledo: Polifonía inédita del Códice 25 (Ensemble Plus Ultra feat. conductor: Michael Noone)
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2010s
2020s
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Album: Missa Desilde al cavallero / Missa Mille regretz / Magnificat primi toni
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Biography
English biography1,254 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1369333064
Biography
Cristóbal de Morales (c. 1500 – between 4 September and 7 October 1553) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. He is generally considered to be the most influential Spanish composer before Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Life
Cristóbal de Morales was born in Seville and, after an exceptional early education there, which included a rigorous training in the classics as well as musical study with some of the foremost composers, he held posts at Ávila and Plasencia. All that is known about his family is that he had a sister, and that his father died prior to his sister's marriage in 1530. Others who lived in Seville are considered to be potential relatives of Morales. These include Cristóbal de Morales, a singer employed by Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1504; Alonso de Morales, treasurer of the cathedral in 1503; Francisco de Morales (d. 1505), a canon; and Diego de Morales, who was the cathedral notary in 1525.
Earlier Spanish popes of the Borja family held a long tradition of employing Spanish singers in the papal chapel’s choir. This had a significant effect on Morales' success. Starting in 1522, there are three different occurrences where a Cristóbal de Morales was indicated to be an organist. There is little information of the whereabouts of Morales from January 1532 to May 1534. Morales is documented three times in Rome as ‘presbyter toletanus’ in May and December 1534. By 1535 he had moved to Rome, where he was a singer in the papal choir, evidently due to the interest of Pope Paul III who was partial to Spanish singers. He remained in Rome until 1545, in the employ of the Vatican; then, after a period of unsuccessfully seeking other employment in Italy (with the emperor, as well as with Cosimo I de Medici) he returned to Spain, where he held a succession of posts, many of which were marred by financial or political difficulties. The last of these was as maestro di capilla at Málaga Cathedral in his native Andalusia from 1551–53. While he was renowned by this time as one of the greatest composers in Europe, he seems to have been unpopular as an employee, for he began to have difficulty finding and keeping positions.
Morales’s fame was due in part to the numerous testimonials of those around him. The Spanish theorist Juan Bermudo declared him “the light of Spain in music”, while in 1559, a Mexican choir – Spanish polyphony in particular was quick to reach the New World – sang his music at a service commemorating the death of Charles V the previous year. This fame continued into the 18th century when Andrea Adami da Bolsena, biographer of many papal musicians, praised him as the papal chapel’s most important composer between Josquin des Prez and Palestrina.
There is recurrent evidence that he was a difficult character, aware of his exceptional talent, and probably came across as arrogant and incapable of getting along with those of lesser musical abilities. He made severe demands on the singers in his employ and alienated employers. In spite of this, he was regarded as one of the finest composers in Europe around the middle of the 16th century.
On 4 September 1553 he asked to be considered for the position of maestro de capilla at the Cathedral of Toledo, where he had previously worked, but shortly afterwards he died in Marchena; the actual date is not known, but was before October 7.
Music and influence
Almost all of his music is sacred, and all of it is vocal, though instruments may have been used in an accompanying role in performance. He wrote many masses, some of spectacular difficulty, most likely written for the expert papal choir; he wrote over 100 motets; and he wrote 18 settings of the Magnificat, and at least five settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah (one of which survives from a single manuscript in Mexico). The Magnificats alone set him apart from other composers of the time, and they are the portion of his work most often performed today.
Stylistically, his music has much in common with other middle Renaissance work of the Iberian peninsula, for example a preference for harmony heard as functional by the modern ear (root motions of fourths or fifths being somewhat more common than in, for example, Gombert or Palestrina), and a free use of harmonic cross-relations rather like one hears in English music of the time, for example in Thomas Tallis. Some unique characteristics of his style include the rhythmic freedom, such as his use of occasional three-against-four polyrhythms, and cross-rhythms where a voice sings in a rhythm following the text but ignoring the meter prevailing in other voices. Late in life he wrote in a sober, heavily homophonic style, but all through his life he was a careful craftsman who considered the expression and understandability of the text to be the highest artistic goal.
Morales was the first Spanish composer of international renown. His works were widely distributed in Europe, and many copies made the journey to the New World. Many music writers and theorists in the hundred years after his death considered his music to be among the most perfect of the time.
Masses
Morales's masses, of which 22 survive, use a variety of techniques, including cantus firmus and parody. Six masses are based on Gregorian chant, and these are mostly written in a conservative cantus-firmus style. Eight of his masses use the parody technique, including one for six voices based on the famous chanson Mille regretz, attributed to Josquin des Prez. The melody is arranged so that it is clearly audible in every movement, usually in the highest voice, giving the work considerable stylistic and motivic unity.
Morales also wrote two masses on the famous L'homme armé tune, which was so often set by composers in the late 15th century and 16th century; one of these is for four voices, and the other for five. The four voice mass uses the tune as a strict cantus firmus, and the setting for five voices treats it more freely, migrating it from one voice to another.
In addition, he wrote a Missa pro defunctis (a Requiem mass). Its peculiarities of transmission, as well as its apparent incomplete editing, suggest that it may be his last work.
Recordings
Cristóbal de Morales, Messe Mille Regretz. Victor Alonso, Concert de les Arts. CD Accord 204662.
Cristóbal de Morales, Missa de Beata Virgine (a5). Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe. The V. Sessions, 2009.
Cristóbal de Morales, Missa de Beata Virgine. Ensemble Jachet de Mantoue. CD Calliope 9363.
Cristóbal de Morales, Missa mille regretz. Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players. CD Archiv 474 228-2.
Cristóbal de Morales, Missa Si bona suscepimus. The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips. Gimell CDGIM 033.
Cristóbal de Morales, Missa Vulnerasti cor meum. – Canticum Canticorum. Orchestra of the Renaissance, Richard Cheetham, Michael Noone. Glossa cabinet GCD C81403.
Cristóbal de Morales, Morales en Toledo. Michael Noone, Ensemble Plus Ultra. GCD 922001
Cristóbal de Morales, Office des Ténèbres. Denis Raisin-Dadre, Doulce Mémoire. Naïve E 8878
Office of the Dead/Requiem
Cristóbal de Morales, Officium (Parce mihi Domine). Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble. ECM 1525
The 'Parce mihi Domine' from his Officium Defunctorum was used as the key track (in three versions) on the best selling Jazz and Classical Album of 1994, Officium, by Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble.
Cristóbal de Morales, Morales: Requiem. Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort. CD Archiv 457 597-2
Cristóbal de Morales, Officium defunctorum, Missa pro Defunctis. La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall. Naive ES 9926.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | -439 | 0.4th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 15 studio albums)
Albums · 15
Missa Mille Regretz and Motets
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 55:28
1Vidi aquam4:222Mille regretz1:593Missa Mille regretz: Kyrie4:534Missa Mille regretz: Gloria3:585O sacrum convivium!4:566Missa Mille regretz: Credo8:097Emendemus in melius6:088Missa Mille regretz: Sanctus5:229Missa Mille regretz: Agnus Dei6:5010Lamentabatur Jacob8:511993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:05:23
1Andreas Christi famulus5:482Sancta Maria, succurre miseris5:103Clamabat autem mulier Chananea3:544O sacrum convivium6:225Regina caeli2:426Queramus cum pastoribus4:557Missa Queramus cum pastoribus: Kyrie5:008Missa Queramus cum pastoribus: Gloria6:319Missa Queramus cum pastoribus: Credo11:1210Missa Queramus cum pastoribus: Sanctus -3:1411Missa Queramus cum pastoribus: Benedictus2:5312Missa Queramus cum pastoribus: Agnus Dei7:42Cristóbal Morales: Missa "L'Homme Arme"
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:10
1Mihi autem, introit - Gregorian Chant2:122Kyrie2:473Gloria5:424Nimis honorati sunt - Gregorian Chant3:365Alleluia, Ego vos elegi - Gregorian Chant3:236Credo "L'homme armé"8:527In omnem terram, gradual - Gregorian Chant1:068Sanctus "L'homme armé"5:149Agnus "L'homme armé"4:2610Vos qui secuti estis me, antiphon, Mode 1 - Gregorian Chant0:521995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:14:15
1Missa Mille Regretz: Kyrie4:552Missa Mille Regretz: Gloria4:093Missa Mille Regretz: Credo9:074Missa Mille Regretz: Sanctus6:005Missa Mille Regretz: Agnus Dei I2:276Missa Mille Regretz: Agnus Dei II1:457Missa Mille Regretz: Agnus Dei III2:238Magnificat septimi toni (1542)8:559Lamentabatur Jacob9:5810Emendemus in melius5:0011O crux, ave spes unica3:0412Missa Mille Regretz: Sanctus (Witenberg version)8:1513Missa Mille Regretz: Agnus Dei I (Witenberg version)2:1714Missa Mille Regretz: Agnus Dei II1:4515Missa Mille Regretz: Agnus Dei III (Witenberg version)2:1416Mille Regretz2:011998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:15:02
1Officium Defunctorum: Antifona: Circumdederunt me3:102Officium Defunctorum: Salmo 94: Venite, Exultemus Domino10:393Missa Pro Defunctis: Introitus Requiem Aeternam8:444Missa Pro Defunctis: Kyrie5:155Missa Pro Defunctis: Oratio1:246Missa Pro Defunctis: Epistola1:577Missa Pro Defunctis: Graduale: Requiem aeternam5:458Missa Pro Defunctis: Tractus: Absolve, Domine2:019Missa Pro Defunctis: Sequentia: Dies irae6:5110Missa Pro Defunctis: Evangelium1:4611Missa Pro Defunctis: Offertorium: Domine Iesu Christe8:2912Missa Pro Defunctis: Prefatio1:4513Missa Pro Defunctis: Sanctus2:3014Missa Pro Defunctis: Benedictus1:2415Missa Pro Defunctis: Pater noster1:2516Missa Pro Defunctis: Agnus Dei2:5517Missa Pro Defunctis: Communio: Lux aeterna2:5618Missa Pro Defunctis: Postcommunio1:1219Versa est in luctum4:542000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:04:12
1Requiem: Introitus6:572Requiem: Kyrie3:043Requiem: Graduale5:414Requiem: Sequentia1:495Requiem: Offertorium9:006Requiem: Sanctus & Benedictus3:167Requiem: Agnus Dei2:548Requiem: Communio2:349Lamentabatur Jacob9:5910Inclina Domine aurem tuam11:4011Miserere nostri Deus7:182000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 56:01
1Si bona suscepimus6:582Missa Si bona suscepimus: I. Kyrie4:553Missa Si bona suscepimus: II. Gloria6:464Missa Si bona suscepimus: III. Credo12:515Missa Si bona suscepimus: IV. Sanctus & Benedictus8:236Missa Si bona suscepimus: V. Agnus Dei I, II & III8:047Andreas Christi famulus8:042002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:10:13
1In pace in ipsidum - Cum invocarem exaudivit me4:122Zaïn: Candidiores Nazerei ejus nive8:243Sicut ovis2:594Num: Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum mearum9:365Jerusalem surge et exue te2:586Incipit oratio Jeremiae prophetae9:227Plange quasi virgo5:478Manus tuas3:499Mulieres sedentes ad monumentum4:0610Peccantem me quotidie3:5611Christus factus est2:1412Per tua crucem5:3313Miserere7:172004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:11:33
1In illo tempore cum turba magna2:362In illo tempore stabant autem5:043Fantasia (instrumental)2:254In illo tempore dixit Jesus modicum6:285In illo tempore assumpsit Jesus3:146Missus est Gabriel5:517Virgo Maria6:168Descendit angelus (instrumental)3:589Manus tuae Domine3:1410Job, tonso capite, corruens in terram6:2211Vae Babylon, civitas magna - Ripieno4:0512Similie est regnum4:0213Iam non dicam vos servos - Ripieno3:5414Accepit Jesus panes3:0315Clamabat autem mulier chananea3:1316Quanti mercenari - Cantus Firmus5:2317Quanti mercenari (instrumental)2:252005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:17:04
1Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Asperges me5:322Códice 21 de la Catedral de Toledo: Et factum est postquam11:473Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Sacris solemniis5:454Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Eripe me10:115Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Urbs beata Jerusalem5:436Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Nova resultent gaudia2:487Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Felix per omnes6:028Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Nunc dimittis6:079Códice 21 de la Catedral de Toledo: Gloria laus et honor4:2310Códice 16 de la Catedral de Toledo: Et incarnatus est1:3811Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Jam Christus astra ascenderat2:1112Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Veni redemptor gentium4:1013Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Monstra te esse1:4414Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo: Ave maris stella9:03Magnificat / Motets / Lamentations
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:12:41
1Coph. Vocavi8:022Zai. Candidiores7:533Nun. Vigilavit9:134Gaude et laetare, Ferrariensis civitas6:165Sancta Maria, succurre miseris3:416Salve regina a 48:237Regina caeli a 64:128Spem in alium7:209Beati omnes qui timent Dominum6:3310Magnificat primi toni11:08Cristóbal de Morales - Christmas Motets - Manfred Cordes
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:09:15
1O magnum mysterium3:142Missus est Gabriel Angelus6:023Ecce, virgo concipiet3:214Veni, Domine, et noli tardare4:065Ave Maria, gratia plena3:076Puer natus est nobis2:257Pastores dicite, quidnam vidistis?3:338Exaltata est Sancta Dei Genitrix6:469Salve Regina9:0810Sancta et immaculata virginitas6:1211Ave regina coelorum3:3812Candida virginitas5:0513Salva nos, stella maris1:3214Cum natus esset Iesus11:06O Magnum Mysterium: Christmas Motets
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:09:15
1O magnum mysterium3:142Missus est Gabriel6:023Ecce virgo concipiet3:214Veni Domine, et noli tardare4:065Ave Maria, gratia pleni3:076Puer natus est nobis2:257Pastores, dicite, quidnam3:338Exaltata est sancta Dei genetrix6:469Salve regina9:0810Sancta et immaculata virginitas6:1211Ave regina caelorum3:3812Candida virginitas5:0513Salve nos, stella maris1:3214Cum natus esset Jesus11:062016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:02:49
1Lamentatio - Zain6:512Lamentatio - Nun7:353Passionarium Toletanum, Alcalá de Henares (1516) - Zain4:374Lamentatio - Aleph6:375Lamentatio - Coph7:106Passionarium Toletanum, Alcalá de Henares (1516) - Daleth3:347Lamentatio - De lamentatione Jeremiae5:598Passionarium Toletanum, Alcalá de Henares (1516) - Et factum est postquam4:429Lamentatio - Et Factum Est Postquam8:4210Lamentatio - Phe7:02Missa Desilde al cavallero / Missa Mille regretz / Magnificat primi toni
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 56 tracks · 1:20:31
1Mille regretz1:492Missa Mille regretz: Kyrie: Kyrie I1:053Missa Mille regretz: Kyrie: Christe1:114Missa Mille regretz: Kyrie: Kyrie II2:005Missa Mille regretz: Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo1:406Missa Mille regretz: Gloria: Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere1:537Missa Mille regretz: Credo: Credo in unum Deum2:168Missa Mille regretz: Credo: Et incarnatus est1:009Missa Mille regretz: Credo: Crucifixus1:1210Missa Mille regretz: Credo: Et iterum venturus est0:5711Missa Mille regretz: Credo: Et in Spiritum Sanctum2:2212Missa Mille regretz: Sanctus: Sanctus2:1613Missa Mille regretz: Sanctus: Osanna I0:5814Missa Mille regretz: Benedictus: Benedictus1:3415Missa Mille regretz: Benedictus: Osanna II1:0116Missa Mille regretz: Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei I2:2017Missa Mille regretz: Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei II1:4318Missa Mille regretz: Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei III2:1219Missa Mille regretz (1535/7): Sanctus: Sanctus2:1420Missa Mille regretz (1535/7): Sanctus: Pleni sunt caeli1:1021Missa Mille regretz (1535/7): Sanctus: Osanna I1:2922Missa Mille regretz (1535/7): Benedictus: Benedictus1:5523Missa Mille regretz (1535/7): Benedictus: Osanna II1:3024Missa Mille regretz (1535/7): Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei I2:3325Missa Mille regretz (1535/7): Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei III2:0526Magnificat primi toni: Magnificat anima mea Dominum1:0827Magnificat primi toni: Quia respexit1:0828Magnificat primi toni: Quia fecit mihi magna0:4529Magnificat primi toni: Et misericordia eius1:0730Magnificat primi toni: Fecit potentiam0:5331Magnificat primi toni: Deposuit potentes0:5732Magnificat primi toni: Esurientes implevit bonis0:5633Magnificat primi toni: Suscepit Israel1:1234Magnificat primi toni: Sicut locutus est0:5835Magnificat primi toni: Gloria Patri0:5836Magnificat primi toni: Sicut erat in principio1:3737Desilde al cavallero: Desilde al cavallero I1:0038Desilde al cavallero: Desilde al cavallero II1:0539Missa Desilde al cavallero: Kyrie: Kyrie I1:0040Missa Desilde al cavallero: Kyrie: Christe0:5841Missa Desilde al cavallero: Kyrie: Kyrie II0:5042Missa Desilde al cavallero: Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo2:1143Missa Desilde al cavallero: Gloria: Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere0:4444Missa Desilde al cavallero: Gloria: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris1:2045Missa Desilde al cavallero: Credo: Credo in unum Deum2:1546Missa Desilde al cavallero: Credo: Qui propter nos homines0:4747Missa Desilde al cavallero: Credo: Et incarnatus est0:5648Missa Desilde al cavallero: Credo: Crucifixus1:4449Missa Desilde al cavallero: Credo: Et iterum venturus est2:4850Missa Desilde al cavallero: Sanctus: Sanctus1:1351Missa Desilde al cavallero: Sanctus: Pleni sunt caeli1:4852Missa Desilde al cavallero: Sanctus: Osanna I0:5153Missa Desilde al cavallero: Benedictus: Benedictus1:3854Missa Desilde al cavallero: Benedictus: Osanna II0:5455Missa Desilde al cavallero: Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei I1:4656Missa Desilde al cavallero: Agnus Dei: Agnus Dei II0:39
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Officium Defunctorum, Misa pro DefunctisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:241Officium Defunctorum: I. Ad Matutinum2:00 2Officium Defunctorum: II. Invitatorium11:21 3Officium Defunctorum: III. In Primo Nocturno3:17 4Officium Defunctorum: IV. In Primo Nocturno3:42 5Officium Defunctorum: V. In Primo Nocturno2:11 6Officium Defunctorum: VI. In Secundo Nocturno4:50 7Missa pro Defunctis: I. Introitus6:00 8Missa pro Defunctis: II. Kyrie5:55 9Missa pro Defunctis: III. Graduale7:14 10Missa pro Defunctis: IV. Sequentia9:23 11Missa pro Defunctis: V. Offertorium8:25 12Missa pro Defunctis: VI. Sanctus1:47 13Missa pro Defunctis: VII. Benedictus1:12 14Missa pro defunctis: VIII. Agnus Dei2:35 15Missa pro Defunctis: IX. Communio2:32 | Compilation | 1992 | |
| 2013 | Mass - RequiemSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 46 tracks · 2:31:15Disc 1 1Cançión (untitled) (à 6)2:44 2Cançión "Ecce sacerdos magnus" (à 5)2:07 3Cançión (untitled) (à 6)1:49 4Tiento del quinto tono (extract)1:15 5Introitus - In medio ecclesiae3:12 6Missa "Mille regretz": Kyrie5:30 7Missa "Mille regretz": Gloria4:23 8Oratio - Dominus vobiscum ... Deus, qui populo tuo1:09 9Tiento del quarto tono (extract)1:29 10Epistola: Lectio Epistolae beati Pauli Apostoli ad Timotheum1:55 11Graduale - Cançión "Subiendo amor"1:08 12Cançión "Todos aman"1:15 13Evangelium - Dominus vobiscum ... Sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum Matthaeum2:00 14Missa "Mille regretz": Credo8:59 15Offertorium - Tiento del octavo tono1:04 16O Doctor optime3:40 17Prefatio - Per omnia saecula saeculorum... Vere dignum et iustum est...3:10 18Sanctus - Missa "Mille regretz": Sanctus5:29 19Elevatio - "Mille regretz"2:48 20Pater noster - Per omnia saecula saeculorum... Pater noster...2:14 21Missa "Mille regretz": Agnus Dei6:58 22Communio - Fidelis servus et prudens1:07 23Postcommunio - Dominus vobiscum... Ut nobis, Domine1:06 24Ite, missa est - Ite, missa est... Deo gratias0:51 25Recessional - Cançión (untitled) (à 6)1:50 26Del modo de tañer a corcheas0:51 27Commemorative motet - Emendemus in melius6:10 Disc 21Officium Defunctorum: Antifona: "Circumdederunt me"3:10 2Officium Defunctorum: Salmo 94: "Venite, exultemus Domino"10:39 3Missa Pro Defunctis: Introitus: "Requiem aeternam"8:44 4Missa Pro Defunctis: Kyrie5:15 5Missa Pro Defunctis: Oratio1:24 6Missa Pro Defunctis: Epistola1:57 7Missa Pro Defunctis: Graduale: "Requiem aeternam"5:45 8Missa Pro Defunctis: Tractus: "Absolve, Domine"2:01 9Missa Pro Defunctis: Sequentia: "Dies irae"6:51 10Missa Pro Defunctis: Evangelium1:46 11Missa Pro Defunctis: Offertorium: "Domine Iesu Christe"8:29 12Missa Pro Defunctis: Prefatio1:45 13Missa Pro Defunctis: Sanctus2:30 14Missa Pro Defunctis: Benedictus1:24 15Missa Pro Defunctis: Pater noster1:25 16Missa Pro Defunctis: Agnus Dei2:55 17Missa Pro Defunctis: Communio: "Lux aeterna"2:56 18Missa Pro Defunctis: Postcommunio1:12 19Motectum: "Versa est in luctum"4:54 | Compilation | 2013 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Cristóbal de Morales head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 15 | 94.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | -439 | 0.4th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
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Wikidata: Q360184 · MusicBrainz: 18a87dff-9876-4057-b351-1c4fc0fd43a8
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