Luis Venegas de Henestrosa

Luis Venegas de Henestrosa (c. 1510  1570) was a Spanish composer of the 16th century active during the Spanish Golden Age. Few details are known about his life and he is most remembered for publishing Libro de cifra nueva para tecla, Arpa y Vihuela, a collection of over two hundred pieces for harp, keyboard and vihuela.[1] The only two copies known to exist of this collection are kept at the Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid.

References

  1. Pacheco, Cristina Diego (2001). "La musique à l'époque de l'empereur. Un nouvel éclairage sur Luis Venegas de Henestrosa et le répertoire pour clavier". In Annie Molinié-Bertrand. Charles Quint et la monarchie universelle. Presses Paris Sorbonne. ISBN 978-2-84050-189-3.