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Joan Cererols
Person · male · Crown of Aragon · Q15623 · born 1618 · died 1680 · recording since 1983
Catalan composer and Benedictine
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Also known as Juan Cererols · 胡安·赛莱洛斯
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1610s
1680s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Vesperae Beatae Mariae Virginis
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography265 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1367685550
Biography
Joan Cererols (9 September 1618 – 27 August 1680) was a Spanish composer and Benedictine monk. His musical production includes a Requiem (or Missa pro defunctis) composed in the mid-seventeenth century during the great plague which ravaged Barcelona, and a Missa de Batalla (Battle Mass) which celebrates the conquest of the Kingdom of Naples.
Cererols was born in Martorell, Catalonia. He entered the choir school Escolania de Montserrat around 1626. Cererols took his first steps in music under the direction of Father Joan Marc, a famous organist. After ten years in the escolania, Joan was admitted as a novice at the Monastery of Montserrat on 6 September 1636, at age eighteen. The polychoral dialogue texture with a slight gap between the vocal entries within each choir which lightens his style and contrasts with that of the composers of the earliest generation is supposed to be an influence of Marc.
In 1648, Cererols received the permission of Marc to visit Madrid where he could meet the new generation of musicians. After his return, he was confirmed as a member of the monastic community. After the death of Marc in 1658, Joan Cererols became choirmaster in his home monastery, a position he held until his death there in 1680. He was 61 years old.
Recordings
Joan Cererols: Missa pro Defunctis / Missa de Batalla
La Capella Reial de Catalunya – Jordi Savall, dir. Astrée (Auvidis) E 8704 [CD] – Astrée (Naïve) "Musica Iberica" ES 9924 CD
Joan Cererols: Missa pro Defunctis / Vespers
Currende – Guillemette Laurens – Erik van Nevel, dir. Accent (Note 1) ACC 94106 CD
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -303 | 1.7th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
Vesperae Beatae Mariae Virginis
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 56:22
1Salve Regina (Antiphon)4:512Dixit Dominus (Ps. 109)5:443Laudate Pueri (Ps. 112)5:594Laetatus sum (Ps. 121)6:155Nisi Dominus (Ps. 126)6:526Magnificat6:147Ave Maris Stella (Hymn)10:448Ave Regina Caelorum (Antiphon)5:009Alma Redemptoris Mater (Antiphon)3:0210Regina caeli (Antiphon)1:41Missa de Batalla / Missa pro Defunctis
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:04:10
1Missa de Batalla : Kyrie3:072Missa de Batalla : Gloria5:003Missa de Batalla : Credo2:334Missa de Batalla : Et incarnatus est2:035Missa de Batalla : Crucifixus4:446Missa de Batalla : Sanctus2:557Missa de Batalla : Agnus Dei2:578Missa pro Defunctis : Introitus4:159Missa pro Defunctis : Kyrie1:3310Missa pro Defunctis : Graduale1:1811Missa pro Defunctis : Sequentia6:3112Missa pro Defunctis : Offertorium6:1113Missa pro Defunctis : Sanctus1:4214Missa pro Defunctis : Benedictus1:2415Missa pro Defunctis : Agnus Dei1:5016Missa pro Defunctis : Communio2:3517Missa pro Defunctis : Responsorium7:2218Vivo Yo - Villancico2:4719Pues Para En La Sepultura. Tono3:23Missa pro defunctis / Missa de batalla
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:08:53
1Missa pro Defunctis: I. Introitus6:082Missa pro Defunctis: II. Kyrie2:053Missa pro Defunctis: III. Graduale3:414Missa pro Defunctis: IV. Sequentia6:445Missa pro Defunctis: V. Offertorium5:356Missa pro Defunctis: VI. Sanctus2:087Missa pro defunctis: VII. Hei mihi6:028Missa pro Defunctis: VIII. Agnus Dei1:589Missa pro Defunctis: IX. Communio2:4010Missa pro defunctis: X. Libera me9:3111Missa de batalla: I. Kyrie2:3112Missa de batalla: II. Gloria4:1813Missa de batalla: III. Credo7:4614Missa de batalla: IV. Sanctus3:2215Missa de batalla: VI. Agnus Dei4:24
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Joan Cererols head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -303 | 1.7th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
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Wikidata: Q1370002 · MusicBrainz: cc547746-bf48-4d5d-a727-cbf1b9d29de7