João Rodrigues Esteves
João Rodrigues Esteves (c. 1700–c. 1751) was a Portuguese composer of religious music. João Rodrigues Esteves’ surviving works number close to 100. His manuscripts are all housed in Portuguese libraries, mostly in the Lisbon Cathedral archive.[1] He is first mentioned in 1719 when he was brought to Rome under King João V in order to study with composer Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni. By 1726 he was back in Portugal. In 1729 he became a master of music in the Basilica de Santa Maria Maior, the Lisbon Cathedral.[2][3]
He wrote numerous works, among others:
- Eight-voice mass completed at Rome on 8 September 1721
- 22 vesper psalms
- 2 Te Deum
- Magnificat in E minor with organ
References
- ↑ "Artist Biography by Uncle Dave Lewis". All Music. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ↑ "Artist Biography by Uncle Dave Lewis". All Music. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ↑ http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/esteves
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