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Elias Mertel

A composer who was simply strictly thinking about music for the lute, Mertel compiled a assortment of many parts entitled “Hortus musicalis.” This collection includes more than 2 hundred and 35 preludes, and a hundred and twenty fugues and preludes. Sadly, none from the parts are ascribed to a specific …

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Francisco Millán

A chaplain and singer in the courtroom of Queen Isabella, Millan composed several tracks which were secular in character. Twenty four configurations are within the collection in the “Musical tracks from the palace.” A lot of the tracks were organized as villancicos and cope with the theme of courtly like …

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