During his lifetime, Alonso Lobo was praised by poets like Lope de Vega and José de Valdivieso, but later ignored in musical literature until his rediscovery in the late 20th century.
Compositional Technique
Alonso Lobo's Credo romano was proposed in 1648 by the archdean of Seville Cathedral to be sung frequently due to its being a 'devout and solemn work, pleasant to the ear'.
Composition History
Alonso Lobo's motet Versa est in luctum was composed for the funeral of Philip II in Toledo Cathedral and is a traditional part of Spanish funeral music.
Composer Biography
Alonso Lobo de Borja, the composer, held the two most important posts a Spanish musician could aspire to: maestro de capilla at Seville Cathedral and Toledo Cathedral.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alonso Lobo compiled the main body of his work into the Liber primus missarum (Madrid, 1602), one of the few polyphony collections printed in Spain in the 17th century that he himself edited.
Interpretation
This recording by Coro Victoria aims to showcase the differing styles in Alonso Lobo's Latin masses and motets, and also the variety of interpretative practices of the period.
Compositional Technique
Alonso Lobo's Ave Maria uses a complex technique where four voices are derived in canon from another four, creating an eight-voice polyphonic texture in a single choir.
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