Miguel de Ambiela

Miguel de Ambiela (1666 - 29 March 1733) was a Spanish composer.

He was born at La Puebla de Albortón, and became maestro de capilla at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, Saragossa.[1][2] He was a composer employing conservative traditional polyphony.[3] Some of his works are preserved in Latin American manuscripts.[4] He died in Toledo, Spain, in his fifties.

Works, editions, recordings

References

  1. ↑ Towards a history of the Spanish villancico: by Paul R. Laird 1997 "It appears to have been rare, but one incident has been described concerning composers Pablo Bruno and Miguel Ambiela.
  2. ↑ The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 1 Stanley Sadie, John Tyrrell - 2001
  3. ↑ Music in eighteenth century Spain Illinois studies in language and literature: Volume 22 "Mid-Century Conservatives Most important among composers using the traditional polyphonic methods during the mid-century were the following: D. Miguel Ambiela, chapelmaster at Saragossa and Toledo, who deserves more fame as a composer"
  4. ↑ Renaissance and baroque musical sources in the Americas Robert Murrell Stevenson - 1970 Several other composers in the same manuscript collection [701] belong to the reigns of Charles II or Philip V: Miguel de Ambiela, Pedro de Ardanaz, José Carcoler, Sebastián Durón, Francisco Valls.