Juan Navarro Hispalensis

Juan Navarro of Seville, hence the epiphet Hispalensis (Marchena c. 1530 – Palencia 1580) was a Spanish composer.[1][2] He is not related to the Mexican composer Juan Navarro Gaditanus, (i.e. Juan Navarro of Cadiz, c. 1550 – c. 1610).[3]

Navarro's place of birth, Marchena, is geographically near enough to Seville to justify the epiphet Hispalensis. He sang in the cathedral choirs of Jaén, and then Málaga. In 1553 he competed for the position of maestro de capilla in Málaga left vacant by the death of Cristóbal de Morales. In 1563 he was appointed maestro de capilla of the Cathedral of Avila, then in 1566 Salamanca, in 1574 Ciudad Rodrigo and 1678 Palencia.

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  1. ^ Stevenson R. Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age p242-250
  2. ^ Entry in New Grove 1980, p83
  3. ^ This other Juan Navarro in 1604 published the earliest music composed and printed in Mexico; Passion settings and Lamentations