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Esteban Salas y Castro (December 25, 1725 – July 14, 1803) was a Cuban composer of religious music.[1] His compositions focused chiefly on vocal music, and are a fine representation of the late Baroque style. Although heavily influenced by French and Italian works of the period, his music is considered to incorporate an original Latin American component.

Esteban Salas
Born	(1725-12-25)25 December 1725 Havana, Cuba
Died	14 July 1803(1803-07-14) (aged 77) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

He became a teacher and head of music at the Chapel of Music at the cathedral of Santiago de Cuba from 1764. He also studied theology and canon law and was ordained a priest in Santiago de Cuba in 1790. Salas composed his last carol for Christmas 1801.

Interest in his works was revived during the twentieth century following the rediscovery of many of his scores during the 1940s by the Cuban novelist and musicologist, Alejo Carpentier. Not much is known about his personal life but he was generally described as a man of mixed Spanish and African heritage.^{[citation needed]}

The music conservatory in Santiago de Cuba is named in his honor.

References

External links

• Free scores by Esteban Salas y Castro in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)

На других языках

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[de] Esteban Salas y Castro

Esteban Salas y Castro (* 25. Dezember 1725 in Havanna; † 14. Juli 1803 in Santiago de Cuba) war ein kubanischer Komponist und Kirchenmusiker.

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- [en] Esteban Salas y Castro

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[es] Esteban Salas

Esteban Salas y Castro o Esteban Salas de la Cruz (La Habana, la 25 de diciembre de 1725 - Santiago de Cuba, 14 de julio de 1803) fue un compositor cubano de música religiosa.[1][2][3][4]

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[ru] Салас-и-Кастро, Эстебан

Эсте́бан Са́лас-и-Ка́стро (исп. Esteban Salas y Castro; 25 декабря 1725 года, Гавана, Испанская империя — 14 июля 1803 года, Сантьяго-де-Куба, Испанская империя) — кубинский композитор духовной музыки, органист, педагог[1][2]. Выдающийся мастер хоровой полифонии, классик кубинской музыки. Обширное наследие Саласа, из которого дошло до нас далеко не все, включает мессы, литании, гимны, псалмы, мотеты, реквием, кантаты, пастурели. Особенно интересны принадлежащие его перу вильянсико — хоровые рождественские песни, тесно связанные с традициями народного песенного творчества. Общее число написанных Саласом вильянсико достигает (предположительно) двухсот[2].

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